Glines Guitar

Glines Guitar

5.0(3 reviews)
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About

A musician of 25+ years and a teacher for 12+ years, John Glines has taught all genres of music to all ages, with a focus on guitar and comfortably understanding the instrument, and is always keen on taking on new students.

John currently works at a number of music schools as a guitar/bass/theory/voice teacher and session guitarist.

John holds a degree in Classical Guitar Performance from Northwestern University, as well as degrees in Cognitive Science and Human-Computer Interaction.

If interested, please contact him at 312-933-3285.


Highlights

Hired 2 times
1 employee
34 years in business
Serves Chicago , IL
Offers online services

Payment methods

Credit Card, Cash, Check, Venmo, Zelle, Bitcoin

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Specialties

Instrument

Students who have an instrument, Students who are planning to purchase an instrument

Able to read music

Student can read music staff, Student can read guitar tabs, Student cannot read music

Musical styles

Blues, Jazz, Rock

Lesson length

30 minutes, 45 minutes, 60 minutes

Students age

Younger than 6 years old, 6 - 9 years old, 10 - 13 years old, 14 - 17 years old, 18 - 25 years old, 26 - 44 years old, 45 - 64 years old, 65 or older

Years experience

No formal training, No formal training; some self-taught experience, 0 - 2 years of formal training

Photos and videos

  • Chasing a Memory (at 38 degrees)
  • Fame is Fame (at 38 degrees)
  • Stranded Places (at 38 degrees)

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    Damian S.

    John is a fantastic teacher. Hes very knowledgeable in various styles and music theory. Geared lessons towards my personal interests and often provided an abundant amount of materials to help reinforce any concepts we went over and anything I was curious about.
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    April 28, 2021
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    Jeffrey G.

    Very impressive and affordable lessons. John shares his deep knowledge of music theory at an understandable pace while making it enjoyable and informative. Would highly recommend!
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    April 28, 2021
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    Michael

    As a beginner guitar player John went above and beyond in showing me the basics & ways to improve my playing. Super effective & easy to work with. John broke everything down simply. From chords to learning scales. I’m very impressed, highly recommend this teacher.
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    April 05, 2021

    Frequently asked questions

    I start by getting to know them, their interests, and where they are in their journey. From there it's a mix of what they want to learn and what I feel they'd benefit from.

    I hold a degree in Classical Guitar from Northwestern University, have studied under numerous phenoms in the guitar world, have been playing for over a quarter century, and more.

    Services offered

    Guitar
    Bass Guitar
    Music Theory
    Audio Production