An Emmy-winning multi-instrumentalist based in La Mesa's 91941 ZIP, Richards Walt has taught guitar and banjo in San Diego since 1963, covering folk, bluegrass, and Americana from the Mt Helix area. The lesson catalog spans five-string banjo, acoustic and electric guitar, and vocal coaching, drawing on a performance background that includes studio recording sessions like those tracked at Star Lux Studio. Earlier career credits include national tours with the Eddystone Singers and the Appalachians in the 1960s, plus stage work at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre and Starlight Theatre. As a multi-instrumentalist comfortable on guitar, banjo, and ukulele, the studio serves students interested in string traditions ranging from Appalachian clawhammer to the Pacific Island repertoire explored by Hiva Katoa Polynesian Dance Studio. Advanced banjo students work through Scruggs-style three-finger rolls, melodic-style scale passages, and single-string techniques at competition tempo, demanding right-hand roll-pattern precision at 180-plus beats per minute across complex chord-melody arrangements.