Terry Carter is a San Diego based guitarist, songwriter, and the creator of Rock Like The Pros. Terry was first inspired to write the first Rock Like The Pros curriculum when he began teaching guitar classes and was not being able to find a well rounded curriculum that addressed the key components of guitar playing: Chords, Strumming Songs, Music Reading, Blues, Soloing, Finger Style, Technique, and learning a variety of different styles. Through a lot of research and in-class testing of material, the Rock Like The Pros Beginning Guitar Method book was created. Terry believed students would learn more effectively if there were instructional videos that accompanied the notation/tab. The book and videos became a big success and was adopted as the textbook used by many instructors at various schools including: Santa Monica College, University of Southern California, Cypress College, Chaffey College, Crossroads School, Los Angeles Trade Tech College, and Los Angeles City College

For Rock Like The Pros Terry combined a diverse curriculum and well-written lessons accompanied by high quality instructional videos and backing tracks.