About Uncle Gil

Originally from the high country of Montana, Frank 'Uncle Gil' Bluegill grew up playing his guitar that was made a hollow log and switches. Embracing his solitude, he began teaching guitar and banjo lessons to the woodland creatures that inhabitated his homestead. He taught the critters the musical stylings of rock, blues, and classical pick for 40 years before he decided to take his lessons more mainstream. After realizing that the wilderness his cabin resided on was not an appropriate spot to start a business, Gil moved slightly west and landed in the SW corner of Idaho.


Now living his dream of teaching music, Uncle Gil has opened up his studio to the public where he offers banjo, guitar, and ukulele lessons. Uncle Gil is a friendly, skilled instructor who is accustomed to playing any genre of music. Whether you are an expert or just looking to get your feet wet into stringed instruments, Uncle Gil will tailor his lessons to match your comfort level. In addition to lessons, Uncle Gil is also offering basic repair and tuning services!


Fun Facts About Uncle Gil

Born in: The Wilderness, MT
Started playing at age: 6
First real guitar: Gibson Flying V
Initial inspiration: The Doors & Black Sabbath
Musical style: Progressive rock

About This Website

This website was created as a means to embrace the digital front in an otherwise analog market. Not everyone has the time to make a call to a business so by including submission forms, we can accomplish the same task in less time. The creator of this website took into consideration what information would need to be relayed to the consumer while maintaining a fine line between vagueness and a wall of text. Hours of research reviewing competing websites played a part in the structure of this website, as well as what information would be best to display to the public.


Why This Design?

The design of this website took on a simplistic look in order to remove distractions from the incoming users. The same template was used throughout all the pages to maintain consistency. While there are different images on each page, I tried to ensure that they had some relation to the title of the page that was hosting them. For example, a broken guitar fit well on the repair services page whereas a rock star and another guitar fit well on the service contact page. The background was chosen not only because of the design but the light coloration fit well with the font choices and colors. The chance that users may be accessing this site in a darkened room was also considered which solidified the color choice of the background.


Future Plans

If there was more time allotted or a higher skill level involved, I would have included a Google Maps widget that allows the public to see the location without having to open a new browser tab. Additional content pages, such as splitting the services page to have lessons on its own page would be a good plan for a future update. This content page would include pricing structures, example videos of lessons, and maybe a few pictures. That would allow the repairs to operate on its own page and clean up the website a bit more. Finally, I would want to refine the submission form action to send a confirmation email back to the submitter to inform them that their request was successfully received by the website.