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Berklee Grad, Touring & Session Guitarist/Bassist, Private Instructor
Nicholas C.

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68 hours tutoring

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Hi there! My name is Nic and I have been a Professional Touring & Sessions Musician in the Chicagoland area (and online!) ever since I graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2018. Looking for guitar lessons? Need help with your Music Theory, Ear Training, or Composition classes? Whether you are a complete beginner, or a more experienced music student, I'm here to help!

As a touring musician, I have been all across the US and Europe with several groups of different styles, most notably...

Hi there! My name is Nic and I have been a Professional Touring & Sessions Musician in the Chicagoland area (and online!) ever since I graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2018. Looking for guitar lessons? Need help with your Music Theory, Ear Training, or Composition classes? Whether you are a complete beginner, or a more experienced music student, I'm here to help!

As a touring musician, I have been all across the US and Europe with several groups of different styles, most notably performing on bass with indie pop/rock band Beach Bunny during their Tunnel Vision album cycle. I also play guitar and bass vi on tour with noise-rock band Latter, and have done lots of session work with alt rock/metal band OHKAYA, recording on 6, 7, and 8 string electric guitars as well as arranging for their acoustic releases on 6 and 12 string acoustic guitars.

During my time at Berklee and in my career as a musician and educator in Chicago, I have worked with students of all ages, skill levels, and backgrounds. I have taught and tutored lessons in Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Drumset, Music Theory, Ear Training, Composition, Counterpoint, Songwriting, and more! I'll make sure you will look forward to your sessions with me and that you walk away feeling great about your next steps as you continue to learn and grow as a musician.

Please let me know if there is anything I can help you with in your musical and academic endeavors!

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Education

Berklee College of Music
Performance

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  • Hourly Rate: $50
  • Rate details: My rates are negotiable, especially if you plan more than one lesson with me! Feel free to reach out.
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required

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Composition (Music)

Composition (Music)

As part of my Bachelor's Degree curriculum at Berklee College of Music, I completed 5 different classes on Composition including Counterpoint, Tonal Harmony and Composition, and Contemporary Composition. I am familiar with the rules and procedures of composing in many different styles and would love to help you get started on Composing or help improve your composition skills!
Drums

Drums

During my time at Berklee and as a Private Music Instructor for the past six years, I have always made sure to keep the Drumset in my life as a performer, recording musician, and educator. I have played Drums for over 10 years and have taught lessons on Drums to students of all ages and skill levels. I have both recorded and performed on drums professionally with many artists in the Chicagoland area. While I am mainly based in the Pop/Rock style of things, I am more than happy to help students of all skill levels improve their rhythms and find their love for drums along the way!
Ear Training

Ear Training

As part of my Bachelor's degree curriculum at Berklee College of Music, I have taken four levels of Ear Training and am very familiar and competent in college and professional level Music Theory and Ear Training. I found I had a real knack for the core music curriculum at Berklee and would love to help you with identifying intervals, chord qualities, and transcribing all by using just your ear! I can also help direct you to many different online resources to help you improve your ear as well as walk you through my techniques.
ESL/ESOL

ESL/ESOL

At Berklee College of Music, I worked with students from all over the world (China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Dominican Republic, Ukraine) to help them with the ESL skills so that they could succeed in their studies in College. I helped with all different kinds of ESL skills including essay writing, speaking, reading, comprehension, and test taking skills. I would love to help you with your English so you can achieve your goals!
General Music

General Music

Having graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2018 with an Undergraduate degree in Professional Music, I have had extensive experience as a Private Music Instructor over the past six years working with students of all ages and skill levels. I am familiar with all of the music classes that a music school teaches including Harmony, Theory, Ear Training, Composition, Counterpoint, Music History, and more. I personally loved music school and would be happy to pass on my expertise, knowledge, and enthusiasm to any student who needs it!
Guitar

Guitar

I have studied guitar for 10+ years and completed my undergraduate degree in Professional Music (Music Business and Performance) at Berklee College of Music in 2018. I now work mainly as a private guitar instructor as well as an active performing and recording artist. I mainly play/teach blues, rock, metal, funk, and acoustic styles.
Music History

Music History

During my time at Berklee College of Music, I minored in Africana Studies / American Music History. As part of this program, I wrote many essays and papers regarding my education in this field. Many music students can be too busy with their performance or core music studies to truly appreciate and allocate the time needed for their Music History classes, but I am here to help manage that part of your education as well! I am knowledgeable in Classical European Music History, American Music History, Recording Music History, and even a bit of Indian Music History and Culture!
Music Production

Music Production

I have been recording music as a Producer, Guitarist, Drummer, Bassist, and Songwriter for over 10 years. I know first hand the process of professionally recording and producing music all the way from songwriting stages, early demos, potential collaboration with others, and of course to the end product of a fully mixed and mastered piece of music and have done so on over 100 recordings. Frankly, recording music is my absolute favorite part of being a musician. I would love to help any musician at any skill level improve their production and recording skills in any way possible!
Sight Singing

Sight Singing

During my time at Berklee and as a Private Music Instructor, I personally went through the challenges of learning to Sight Sing! I know first hand how difficult it can be for new music students, but also just how important it is for musicians of all kinds! I went through 2 years of rigorous Sight Singing classes at Berklee and excelled in all of my tests and studies in those classes. I would love to help you Sight Sing and go through the motions of Ear Training in order to ensure you succeed in your music studies!
Songwriting

Songwriting

At Berklee College of Music, I originally stared as a Songwriting major and have studied many different techniques of songwriting including Song Structure, Lyric Writing, and Collaborative Songwriting. Additionally, I am currently a main songwriter in two groups (Three Oh Go + Calico Plaid) and have been a recording and performing musician for most of my life. I would love to help you with your songwriting so you can achieve your goals! Often times an outside perspective can help get you out of a slump!
English
Grammar
Music Theory
Proofreading
Writing

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Great Teacher

As an experienced guitarist myself, Nicholas has so far been extremely helpful in filling in some of the gaps of my musical knowledge and I enjoy our time together.

Benjamin, 4 lessons with Nicholas

Always willing to help!

Over the past 5 lessons I've had with Nick, he's helped me improve tremendously with Music Theory. He explained things very well and slowly so that I could understand, and his hours were always pretty flexible. If you ever need help with theory and want a chill, encouraging teacher, this is your guy!

Erin, 5 lessons with Nicholas
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