Award-Winning Guitar Tutors serving East Hyde Park, IL

...others. With 5 years of college level physics and mathematics courses, along with 8 years of Latin, I believe I have the knowledge set to succeed in aiding others to achieve in an academic and personal setting. Some of my personal interests include guitar, board games, baseball, running, and music. I am general a level-headed...

...assist in running sectionals, teaching music, and arranging music. Now, I am the Associate Director of Musicality. At Columbia, I was in XCEND Show Choir where I was the Vocal Director for one year. I arranged and taught all vocals and I helped run rehearsals. Music is my passion and I want to share my...

...an avenue of personal development and self expression, but above all else it should be fun! This is why I will avoid teaching rigorous music theory. Instead, I will focus on developing the muscle memory and tonal awareness necessary for a student to begin writing their own original compositions, or to learn any popular song...

...lot to offer in order for you to understand music in a new light. I can teach you the important must know aspects of music theory, but I think ones songwriting skills should not be confined to the laws of musical craftsmanship, and should be expanded upon the idea that "If it sounds good, it...

...many years, and have lots of experience producing, mixing, and composing records. I studied composition at Berklee College of Music and am continuously learning more about music theory and techniques. I am a a proud Varsity Tutor and am excited to help clients reach there musical goals- whether that be a better understanding of an...

...also played alto sax, tuba and banjo. Current focus is jazz, but I'm proficient in blues, metal, and bluegrass. Currently play guitar for the Glen Ellyn Jazz Ensemble, a 16 piece big band playing jazz standard repertoire, as well as some modern charts. Excited about sharing the knowledge that got me to this point!

...focus on solving problems by focusing on the more technical aspects of it. In college we had science outreach days where we presented and explained demonstrations to students and I was a very busy tutor throughout high school and early college years. I believe in teaching students not only subject material, but also how to...

...source of invaluable insights on the language and culture. After 16 years of school with some truly wonderful teachers, I am still passionate about all I have learned. I hold firmly to an idea I first encountered as a high school freshman reading Jon Krakauer's "Into The Wild," scribbled by Chris McCandless into another book:...

...rock guitar, and I am also comfortable reading sheet music and teaching students to read sheet music. I am comfortable teaching students of all ages how to learn to play the guitar. Teaching guitar was my first job, and it's something that I derive much joy from. I look forward to getting to know where...