Learning to play music can change your life. It is a marvelous way to develop creativity, coordination, intellectual abilities, and self-esteem. Learning to play a stringed instrument is particularly satisfying since violin and viola players can perform in so many different musical styles.

Jeannette has over 20 years experience teaching in a private lesson setting, over 10 years experience teaching orchestra at high school level, and is presently String Orchestra Director at Lindop Public School District 92 in Broadview, IL. Jeannette attended Interlochen Arts Academy and Indiana University, Bloomington majoring in music performance while studying jazz with Dave Baker. She has been associate principal violist with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and presently plays violin with Bella Vita String Quartet, Synchronicity and Candy Town.

Jeannette knows the strengths and weaknesses of a strictly classical musical education and brings that knowledge to her teaching, creating a...

I am a professional musician who enjoys helping young people reach their musical goals. I perform regularly as a solo act and play with a band at various hotels in Chicago. I went to Millikin University in Decatur for music where I toured the country and played and sang in the top ensembles. I also studied at the Music Industry Workshop in Chicago for music production and engineering. My goal is to help you learn the songs you love and show you how to make the technical side of music more fun than you ever imagined!

I am a guitar teacher with 10+ years of experience teaching all different styles of music. Blues, Folk,Acoustic, funk,ska,Rock, Metal, Melodic, Country, Classical, Punk, Alternative, and various other melodies. I have played concerts all over the state of Illinois and I have taught many students throughout the years. I teach beginning, intermediate, and advanced players. I am very passionate at what I do and I will guide you through the proper steps in becoming a great guitar player. Playing music takes a lot of time and patience as well as a lot of practice playing by yourself and in front of people. I am very relaxed and motivated to help my students learn and I will guide you through everything.

I would prefer that students bring their own guitars so that you would be more comfortable playing your own instrument, if you can't or do not have one, I have guitars here that you may use but during our sessions only.

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At age 11, I began taking formal lessons with a degreed classical/jazz instructor. Rock, Funk, Latin, and Rudimental genres were also studied. In high school marching band was added to many of my favorite bands to have been involved in, along with concert band and jazz band, among many others. After graduating from high school, I entered the US NAVY for the musicians program and then went onto further my studies in music at Northeastern Illinois University.

Beyond teaching the basic essentials, I love learning from the student's perspective. Everyone has different tastes in music, so I would like to work on what makes you want to learn an instrument. With this in mind the student will enjoy the lesson material much more, and move along at quicker rate.

Hi my name is Glorimar I'm from Puerto Rico but now I'm living in Chicago. My Dad is a musician and like every musician who have kids he had the idea of teaching me piano since I was 6 years old. The truth is that I fell in love with the violin when I was 12 years old in a music camp and I started to take violin lessons and since the very first day I loved so much the violin class that I told my Mom that I wanted to be a great violin teacher just like mine. Once I graduated from High School I went straight to the Music Conservatory of Puerto Rico, where I received a Bachelor Degree of Music with a concentration in Instrumental Music Education. I've been a private violin teacher since 2007, every time I see the face of a kid light up when he or she is playing the violin for first time is my favorite part of been a teacher. My goals are to do my Masters Degree in Music Education with a concentration in String Pedagogy at the Northwestern University, that's why I moved from Puerto Rico.

I have over fifteen years of playing experience (in drums ) and four years of teaching experience (drums). My playing career can best be displayed on three of Elmhurst College Jazz Band albums, were I was the drummer for three of my college years. The albums are ‘Round Midnight, Harlem Nocturne, and finally River. I was also on Brad MacDonald’s Off the Top of My Head, Travis Douglas and Determined God’s Will album, and most recently recorded on an album with drummer Jeff Hamilton entitled Time Passes On during my two year at DePaul University completing my Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance. My teaching experience has greatly impacted the students of Indian Trail Junior High School, Addison Trail High School, and occasionally coming back to Elmhurst College to help with the Elmhurst College Jazz Band. I find the students weaknesses and teach them the fundamentals of their abilities from different exercises which may include site reading, listening to music, or other...

I have 18 years of experience as a drummer and have performed professionally with various acts around Chicago for the past 12 years. I have been fortunate enough to tour the country numerous times both as a performer and as a Drum Tech for the band Wilco. My professional experiences over the years have shaped the way that I approach teaching.

I have been teaching individual and group lessons for 12+ years. Many of my students have won trophies at the Granquist music competition and also play in local youth orchestras. My own youth string ensemble plays publicly at many popular local venues several times a year. I enjoy exposing my students to the finer points of being a professional musician such as the camaraderie, team work, creativity (creating harmonies, tailoring arrangements to fit student’s level) and of course, stage presence. I am very proud of my students. It is so gratifying to see their confidence build with each new skill they master.

I've been teaching guitar professionally since I've been 17 and I've taught a wide range of musicals styles from Jazz, Blues, Fusion, to Rock you name it. My first experience with the instrument was 8 years ago and since then I haven't put it down. Early on in my teaching career I found that it's important for students to have the drive to learn, but it's more important to have someone that can guide them in the right direction. I believe the role of a teacher is not only to instill that drive, but to fuel the fire of their imaginations through fun and effective exercises. I've had the pleasure of teaching students ranging from 5 to 60 years of age and have found that the fundamentals of playing are applied across the map.

I'm currently attending Columbia College of Chicago and I'll be receiving my bachelors in instrumental performance mid May. I've studied under some great players such as Frank Dawson, Harry Hmura, Chris Forte and currently studying under Peter Lerner.

Born of humble beginnings and an indomitable spirit of curiosity and good will, I first came into music as an old man, teaching myself to play the piano at the ripe age of sixteen.

My studies have taken me to Kalamazoo College under full scholarship, where I graduated with BAs in Chemistry and in Music, and to Nice to refine my (now-rusty) French. Following graduation, I studied piano under a masterful professor at the University of Montana and then again at the Chicago Conservatory of Music. I worked full time as a chemist for several years until I decided to take a chance on living a life in music and began teaching piano full time.

My students stay with me for years, and many of my first students I still teach to this day. Many of my students say I know more about music than anyone they know, and that's probably because I view [music] education as a never-ending process of discovery, assimilation, forgetting, relearning and fun. I'm patient and demand the same patience...

I have been playing guitar for 28 years, starting with Rock/Blues before studying both Classical and Jazz guitar in college. I received my Bachelor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1995. I am currently a guitar teacher in the NW Chicago suburbs and in Chicago currently with 35 students, teaching all ages, all levels and all styles. I have been teaching guitar and music off and on for the past 18+ years but in 2007 I decided to devote myself to teaching full time (yes, teaching guitar is my primary job!)...the best decision I have ever made!

To me, playing music is an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a lot of fun! But no matter what your goals are in music, I have found, through many years of playing and teaching, that every musician needs a basic understanding of their instrument and of music in general. Whether you’re learning piano, saxophone, violin, flute or guitar all music students will need to know about the basics of music,...

I have been a guitarist since the age of 13, so that has been 47 years so far! A long time and I have learned so much about playing the guitar during those years. I have been a professional guitarist for many, many years. Actually, I played my first professional gig about 2 weeks after I had first started playing guitar. I really didn't know what I was doing, but I did not know any better! And I played in rock bands through high school and we played professionally at local parties, and that was a ton of fun!

Educationally, I studied at the American Conservatory of Music, studying harmony, theory and classical guitar. At the same time I was at that school, I studied privately for 8 years with famed classical guitar teacher Jack Cecchini. I played in the masterclasses of Oscar Ghiglia (Segovia's prodigy) and Manuel Barrueco. Both of these great players are world famous classical guitarists.

I play both classical and jazz guitar, as well as starting off in rock guitar. My jazz...