McMusic Lessons

I am classically trained, but also have extensive experience playing, writing, and teaching in all styles. I have dedicated my life to the study of music theory and cognition. I've always been fascinated with how music affects the brain and it's potential medical uses. As a composer and full-time musician/teacher, I study, write, and perform jazz and Improvisation, blues, funk, rock, fusion, bluegrass, folk, country, reggae, alternative, jam band music and more... I received my associates at Moraine Valley Community College and was recommended to DePaul university's School of Music in 2009. I am currently working towards my masters in music theory and cognition at Northwestern Bienen School of Music in Chicago, IL. My constant study of Music Theory uncognition allows me to provide a much deeper Insight on the best methods of study and learning musical concepts and techniques is to perform an advance and skill.

Rates and discounts are based on the length of enrollment with options to pay as you go or prepay for discounted rates based on the length of enrollment purchased.

McMusic Lessons & Performances was established by musician, composer, and teacher, Kevin McClain in 2008. "I've been playing music ever since I can remember. Playing by ear in my earlier years and growing up on the music of Frank Zappa, Led Zepplin, The Doors, The Grateful Dead, Guns n' Roses, and Phish. I started to love sharing my discoveries with friends and family. As I matured musically, I played music in various amateur bands all through grade school and High School and began expanding my interests to jazz, classical, bluegrass, folk, and just about any style I could get my hands on. By the time I was ready for college, I was fascinated with writing, music theory and cognition. I Majored in composition, while I focused on techniques of the classical guitar, jazz guitar, rock guitar, country, bluegrass, classical piano, violin, and flute. I moved to Fort Bragg, North Carolina in 2012 to support my wife and her commitment to the US Military. I began providing music lessons to my students in Chicago and all of the United States with online music lessons followed by custom video examples of songs and exercises in addition to step by step practice outlines to assist with practice between lessons. I moved back to Chicago in 2018, residing in Palos Hills further pursuing studies in music theory and cognition researching how music affects the brain and potential medical uses for musical therapy. McMusic Lessons & Performances now provides guitar and piano lessons to any location with in-studio, house call, or online music lessons available to any location. My online music lessons have become so successful that even our local students have converted to online. This is due to the custom video examples of songs and exercises along with the step-by-step practice outlines received after each lesson for our online students.