"My name is Patrick and I've played guitar for 23 years. I bought an Oud about 6 years ago and have tried to learn how to play it by studying under 4-5 different teachers. I learned more in a few hours of one-on-one lessons with Navid than I learned during literally weeks to months from other teachers. Navid understood that I only practice songs I enjoy listening to, and he was flexible about the fact that I only learn music by ear. I brought him a list of my all-time favorite middle eastern songs. The instrumentation and geographic origins of the songs were quite variable--some songs were Arabic, some were Persian, some were Turkish, some were Afghan."

"I highly recommend Navid as an oud teacher in many respects. First is his overall approach to pedagogy and teaching: Navid meets you where you are in your learning, and is able to help bring you to the next level of playing. His teaching style is holistic, and covers the entire range of knowledge necessary to improve your oud skills: from theory, to technique, to understanding the deeper purpose of performance, Navid's approach is comprehensive. I was initially hesitant regarding Skype lessons, as previously I have only studied music in-person, but I found Navid easy to work with and I looked forward to the lessons. He understands and teaches the nuances of what makes the oud sound "right" in each context, but without being didactic. Finally, I would like to note that Navid is unique among teachers for his range of knowledge of most main styles of oud: Arabic, Turkish, and Persian. This in and of itself makes studying with Navid a very rare opportunity: just as oud players nowadays listen to all types of music, there is finally at least one teacher in the the oud community who can help a student navigate the vastness of the instrument and its styles. Looking forward to many more lessons with Navid, and of course to continue following his online content!" 

-Kamyar Jarahzadeh

"I have enjoyed getting lessons from Navid Goldrick for the past four years.  The sessions have been via Zoom as he used to live in Vancouver and I live in the United States.  We have kept the lessons going now that he has moved to Japan.  The connection has been surprisingly good and crisp even now.

I am happy to say Mr. Goldrick is a Master of Oud.  He is well versed in Persian (Dastgah), Turkish and Arabic (Maqam) modes of music.  He has dedicated significant effort to playing, promoting and teaching this great instrument. He has also composed music for the Oud. 

His OudforGuitarists website that attracts guitar players to learn oud is a wonderful resource on the internet to learn introductory Oud for free and it also has paid subscriptions to Oud mastery.   He is in the process of writing a modern Oud method."