Music Lessons Lake County, IL

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Banjo, Ukulele, Mandolin, Lute, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Instead of berating my students to practice, my students practice because they want to practice. My students often tell me what they have been working on from their own reading and listening without being asked, and give me suggestions on what they want to learn in their lessons. I create intrinsic motivation through using the most successful teaching practices, engaging curiosity and interests, creating and improvising music with students, building relationships between the student and other musicians, and just simply having fun! Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Saxophone, Ukulele, Music

I focus a lot on the Alexander Technique of body mapping in my lessons and how the body is used to produce sound, breath, resonance, and posture. This will help teach students how to sing and play their instrument comfortably and will help them produce a stronger breath, a tense-free posture, and explore their resonance space as well as their range without straining or injuring their vocal and breath muscles. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Music, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

My teaching style is very specialized. As a guitar teacher, I started teaching group classes as a volunteer when I was a teenager. Eventually I started teaching guitar to fellow classmates. At this point I was already playing guitar for seven years. In my late teens I began to teach at a few highly regarded music shoppes in Chicago. Soon after, I was a faculty member at the world famous OldTown School of Folk Music teaching beginner and intermediate group classes and advanced classical guitar and chord chemistry classes as well. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Drums, Bass Guitar, Music, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I use many ideas from various sources to combine with my instruction methods; All with a gradient level in mind rising to a higher plateau of musical knowledge and understanding. I combine theory with practical applications of each concept being taught. Music theory, practical exercises, along with ear training appropriate to the level or needs of a student. I give students songs to learn that emphasizes concepts being taught.They have an option to select their own songs, if it's not outside their level of playing. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Music, Keyboard

I had a wonderful opportunity to start teaching piano at the same place that I took piano throughout high school KD Music Arts, about 8 years ago. Since then, Ive taught piano and voice to students a variety of ageskids and adults! I love arranging my younger students favorite songs that they hear on the radio so they can play them on the piano, sometimes even playing rhythm video games on my Nintendo 3DS to brush up on their music theory skills :) I want my students to finish a lesson feeling like the possibilities that they have with music are endless. Read More