Guitar lessons are available for children and adults. Pay as you go or prepay for discounted rates. Learn how to play the electric guitar, acoustic guitar, or classical guitar. McMusic Lessons provides guitar lessons throughout the South Chicagoland with locations in Lemont, Palos Hills, Crestwood, Kankakee and Oak Forest Illinois. Take guitar lessons at home, in-studio, or online. Online guitar lessons include live video chat and custom video examples of songs and exercises.
Guitar Lessons at Home
Take guitar lessons at home with house calls or live video chat. Have the guitar teacher come to your home for an additional service charge of ten dollars. House call Guitar lessons at are provided to the local areas mentioned above. Customers also have the options to save time and money with Live Video chat.
Experience Live Video Chat without the additional costs of travel and service charges. Guitar lessons for children and adults are conducted on the acoustic guitar, electric guitar, or classical guitar. Take music lessons on a pay as you go basis or prepay enrollment with discounted rates that are based on the amount of time purchased and the location of the lesson. Purchase a single guitar lesson to experience before committing to discounted enrollment.
Guitar Lessons Online
Guitar Lessons with Guitar teacher
The guitar teacher has been providing guitar lessons to all Chicago-land areas since receiving his degree in 2008. He began to acquire students all over the globe after moving to Fort Bragg, North Carolina in 2012. He began providing remote music lessons on Skype, Zoom, or any other video chat applications, in addition to in-studio and house call music lessons locally. Returning to Palos Hills, Illinois in 2018 and moving to Crestwood in 2020, the teacher continues to provide guitar lessons in Crestwood, IL. and online. In light of the Corona virus. In-studio time slots will become available to remote students at a time to be determined.
All sessions consist of theory, warm-ups, and performance studies. The theory studies help students to quickly become orientated with music and how it applies to the landscape of the instrument. Warm-ups consist of exercises in ear training, reading music, and playing techniques. Performance studies aim to put theory and technique to use by playing songs of interest and a maintaining steady progress through a lesson book of an appropriate level of study.
With qualifying enrollment, lessons include emailed lesson reviews and video examples of songs and exercises. Guitar Lesson notes contain a detailed practice outline, and student progress report. This helps to assist in practice throughout the week. It also provides students and parents a real means to track progress from week to week. It is always best to start in a lesson book of appropriate age and skill level, but the lessons can also take on a more informal approach if desired.
Music instruction is adapted for any level of skill and style of music. As a Composer, Mr. McClain identifies the musical characteristics that define particular styles or genre of music. Generally, students taking Electric Guitar Lessons tend to focus on Rock, Alternative, Blues, or Jazz. While those with interest in the Acoustic Guitar Lessons, usually focus on Country, Bluegrass, Folk, or more modern singer-songwriter styles. The Classical Guitar Lessons focus on Classical Music and Finger Style forms of Jazz or more general styles. The sessions are tailored to specific styles of interest with any type of guitar a student plays.
BEGINNING STUDENTS
Beginning studies start with a general study and exposure to basic styles. The first lesson focuses on orientation of the instrument, tuning, basic theory, playing technique, and becoming familiar with open position chords related to songs of interest or presented in book of study.
INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS
Intermediate or advanced instruction begins with an evaluation of understanding, technique, ability, and current material or songs to determine a strong starting point.
