I am a highly organized, outcome-driven and motivated professional musician and educator with solid experience in the classroom. For the past 25years, I have been employed with Amati music academy and six years on the faculty of University of St Francis.
I am very comfortable with all aspects of the current music syllabus, including teaching musical concepts (such as duration, pitch, dynamics, tone color, texture and structure) as well as performance, composition. I am fully qualified, with a Bachelor of Education in Music, Double Masters in music performance and education from University of Nottingham.
I am proficient in classical, jazz and Celtic fiddle violin and possess solid skills in piano (grade 8-13) Royal conservatory system.
Throughout my teaching career, I have been driven to help students achieve their very best. I strongly believe that music has the power to change lives – to enhance the social, cultural and spiritual lives of people, and serve as a profound...

Tim has been a freelance percussionist/musician/music educator in the Chicagoland area for the past 6 years. His areas of study include percussion, music performance, music education, music theory, and aural skills (ear training). He has performed with ensembles such as the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps, the Northern Illinois University Philharmonic, the NIU percussion ensemble, the NIU opera theatre, the NIU dance theatre, the NIU "samba" ensemble, Northcoast Academy Percussion Ensemble, the Chicago Bears Drumline, the Chicago Bulls Drumline, and has done numerous performances of different styles on drum set. He has taught multiple high schools around the area, such as Lake Park High School (Roselle), Romeoville High School (Romeoville), Hinsdale South High School (Darien), among others, and has also taught in France and Holland. He has studied under musicians/music educators such as Paul Rennick (University of North Texas), Ellis Hampton...

I have been playing guitar for 14 years and teaching for 7 years. I have worked as a private guitar instructor at several music education establishments, and also currently out of my home studio in Riverside(60546). I have also worked as a band coach for youth groups, where I taught them cover songs, helped them write their own songs and prepared them for live performances.
I started taking private guitar lessons as a teenager for several years and played in my High School Jazz Band along with other original rock bands. While in high school, I was able to study with popular Chicago rock guitarist Kevin M. Buck where I first learned music theory which inspired me to be more studious with the guitar.
I studied classical guitar in college and received an Associate of Arts Degree in music from Lane C.C. in Eugene Oregon where I studied with University of Oregon Classical Guitarist John Jarvie.
I have performed in rock/modern bands for 12 years as an electric guitarist and...

I am from the Woodridge, IL area, and my strengths lie in guitar performance, songwriting, and music theory. I have a strong education and performance background as well as two years of private lesson instruction experience.

I have been teaching music for the past 20 years, I offer guitar, bass, piano and voice lessons. I am a professional musician who performs live on a regular basis under the stage name of Pistol Pete. I have toured in Japan, Poland and Italy. Music is more than a hobby. For me, it is my passion. I have had three students that continued their studies at Berklee College after taking lessons from me. Whether you are a beginning musician or in an advanced stage of learning, I can customize a lesson plan that will meet your needs. Music should always be a joyful experience, whether you are listening to it or learning to play it. I have won many guitar competitions including a Jimi Hendrix Electric Guitar Competition sponsored by the Jimi Hendrix Foundation, Chicago Guitar Slinger competition, and an International Blues competition. I am blessed to be able to do what I love, every day.

Music Director of the Chicago Philharmonia Orchestra since 1985, Farobag has also served as Managing Director of the University of Chicago’s Performing Artists Series from 1990 through 2002 and principal conductor of its resident professional ensembles. A skilled interpreter of Baroque literature as well, Farobag continues in his capacity as Artistic Advisor to the Baroque Masterplayers, a virtuoso ensemble that concatenates period performance techniques with modern instruments thus creating a unique voice within the realm of 17th and 18th- century repertoire.
A graduate of the Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester, Farobag studied under Anastasia Jempelis, a pioneer of Suzuki violin pedagogy in the United States.
Befitting his penchant for encouraging artistic interest amongst younger members of his community, Farobag is also the principal conductor of the Zoroastrian Symphony Orchestra that offers a unique mixture of young and seasoned professionals...

As a professorial piano teacher, player, accompanist with Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts with major in Piano Performance, I have more than 22 years experience. My personal philosophy is that music has no boundaries, that it should be enjoyed by everyone regardless of age background, culture, and present level of talent. As a result I love teaching beginner students as much as consummate professional musicians.I view the arts as the most important cornerstone of humanity and civilization in our lives.My goal is to provide the best music education for children and adults based on individual needs of every student has.. My program includes all styles of music with classical music emphasis. Piano lessons involve all facts of music, from the theory, sight-reading, and ear training, to performance and technique.I help every student to love and enjoy music on any level of proficiency. Besides competition coaching I have successfully coached students for college auditions.

I have experience with children and adults. I have taught at Biasco Music and Melody Music Studio as well as out of my house. For 5 years I accompanied band students in my area for district competitions, hired by the band director as the only non-teacher as an accompanist. I possess a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Illinois with music credits.

My passion is teaching! I could search my whole life, and never find anything I enjoy doing more. You could call it my "calling," for lack of a better term. That's probably why I've been so successful in my career. I've taught students as young as 4 years old, and students who are in retirement.
The success I've had, comes with years of taking private lessons, performing, studying, and always keeping an open mind to new ideas, and relating my experience with all my students.

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 have taught voice lessons for about 10 years to children and adults of all ages, abilities, and musical tastes. I received my Master of Music degree in Voice Performance from Florida State University, and a degree in English from Knox College. Most recently, I sang as a soprano soloist at Carnegie Hall, as part of a performance of Haydn's "Lord Nelson Mass."

Students have come to me to improve their singing in many different styles, from pop music to musical theater to classical. I have taught experienced musicians as well as people who have never taken a lesson before.

Whether you're looking to improve your karaoke chops, prepare a solo piece for church, or just try something fun and different, I would encourage you to give voice lessons a shot. I truly enjoy teaching and would love to help you achieve your individual vocal goals!

As a child prodigy, my music talent was discovered at the ripe old age of three when I began playing Christmas carols on a toy piano I got for Christmas. After 16 years of private tutors, a scholarship to the Conservatory and studies of music Theory, Drama, and Conducting in College, I decided I didn't want to teach I wanted to play. I began a lifelong career as a pianist, writer, producer. I started playing for Sunday School in the Third grade and have continued to play for various churches as an Organist, Choir Director and Minister of Music for the past 45+ years. I began my own production company in the early 70's and have produced numerous productions showcasing the talents of young and old. My students range from 5 years to 87 years young and I specialize in teaching Seniors how to fill their retirement years with music. Although some instruments may best be learned when you are young so you can develop the required callouses I believe everyone can play something even...