Studio K
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"Dedication with Passion"
Being enthusiastic, curious, creative and understanding, I am particularly excited about encouraging my students to engage in musical explorations that extend their thinking and creativity.
I enjoy bringing my expertise, experience and enthusiasm.
Given the opportunity, I will be able to have an immediate impact on an individual, which will help enable or enhance his/her musical abilities to achieve not only short-term goals, but the long-term goals as well.
I bring to my lessons a variety of highly refined skills, global real world experience and a tremendous amount of passion and caring.
Being enthusiastic, curious, creative and understanding, I am particularly excited about encouraging my students to engage in musical explorations that extend their thinking and creativity.
If you are interested in contacting me, you can call me at 847-840-0914 or email me at [email protected].
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Skokie, IL 60077
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Kevin is a great musician and instructor. During COVID, he made he transition from live person instruction to online seamlessly. My guitar skills have significantly improved since I started taking lessons from Kevin. Great teacher! Highly recommended!
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The key to Kevin's success is the combination of his talent and patience. He is comfortable with so many genres of music and Kevin can listen to just a few bars of a recording and then play along. Kevin demonstrates what I need to know in an understandable way even in a remote teaching environment. He never looses his cool even when I screw up badly. Kevin has taken me to the next level by pushing just hard enough for me to try new things.
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I'm learning a huge amount about how to play up and down the fret board in a logical way. By learning the theory in a very practical way, I'm gaining proficiency with various modes, and as a result I'm significantly improving my overall guitar playing. Additionally, I'm learning songs that Kevin suggests (which are very helpful in applying the theory) along with my own suggestions. Getting better every week!
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Kevin is patient but persistent in his objective of teaching the right way to do things. He works to prevent bad habits early and inform the lessons with a clear sense of music theory. My playing has progressed at a pace I couldn't have imagined before working with Kevin.
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What is your typical process for working with a new student?
First, I introduce myself and ask about his/her musical interests, goals and achievements. Then, I explain basically how my teaching method works. I then begin our first lesson with assessing what skill level my student is at and what I think is a good way to design their program, curriculum etc.
My lessons are designed to be fun, motivating and educational.
I utilize the best computer, video and audio technology, with personally tailored curriculum to make the online experience as real as possible.
Using my method, the student is not required to read staff in the beginning, but will learn how to read tablature, charts and diagrams as they are easy to read, write and communicate, while also teaching how to recognise note values and symbols.
We usually begin our lesson with finger exercises and warm-ups to make fretting (pushing down on the string to meet the fretboard) the instrument easier. Also, it will get the finger muscles acclimated to the guitar’s fretboard/fingerboard quicker. When the hands and fingers are a little bit stronger I then start him/her reading and playing chords and melodies from scales using simple diagrams, and in no time they will be playing simple songs and music they enjoy listening to.
If you are interested in contacting me, you can call me at 847-840-0914 or email me at [email protected].
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I am an experienced musician-artist-educator with a demonstrated history of working in the music and design industry. Skilled in songwriting/composition, music production, audio engineering, audio recording, graphic design, guitar and keyboards. Attended Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, California.
www.mi.edu
If you are interested in contacting me, you can call me at 847-840-0914 or email me at [email protected].
Do you have a standard pricing system for your lessons? If so, please share the details here.
30 Minute Online Guitar Lesson - $35.00
45 Minute Online Guitar Lesson - $50.00
60 Minute Online Guitar Lesson - $70.00
If you are interested in contacting me, you can call me at 847-840-0914 or email me at [email protected].
How did you get started teaching?
I started teaching guitar as a teenager privately, and at a local music store in Chicago, IL. From there, I moved to Los Angeles and enrolled at Musicians Institute ( mi.edu ) and went on to do session/studio guitar work, and teaching guitar privately to earn a living. I have been teaching, writing, playing guitar professionally for over 30 years.
If you are interested in contacting me, you can call me at 847-840-0914 or email me at [email protected].
What types of students have you worked with?
Beginning-Intermediate-Advanced Students of All Ages...
If you are interested in contacting me, you can call me at 847-840-0914 or email me at [email protected].