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Matt O.

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I have 20-plus years with over 20,000 hours of musical instrument teaching experience and a total of 30 years of guitar playing experience with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the Chicago Music College of Roosevelt University. I teach acoustic guitar (6 & 12 string), electric guitar, classical guitar, jazz guitar, ukulele, bass (5 string), and tenor banjo (Irish tuning).
I focus my lessons strictly on the needs and skills required to ensure my students can perform ANY genre of music...

I have 20-plus years with over 20,000 hours of musical instrument teaching experience and a total of 30 years of guitar playing experience with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the Chicago Music College of Roosevelt University. I teach acoustic guitar (6 & 12 string), electric guitar, classical guitar, jazz guitar, ukulele, bass (5 string), and tenor banjo (Irish tuning).
I focus my lessons strictly on the needs and skills required to ensure my students can perform ANY genre of music in front of ANY audience. I have taught various forms and techniques in basically ALL genres of music both past and present.
I embrace ALL forms of music and will therefore encourage my students to appropriately pick out songs of their choice to make the lesson rewarding and engaging! I will also provide my students with exercises and drills that will strengthen their core as a musician, empowering students to learn newer songs quicker and easier.
I firmly believe I'm the right teacher for any student based on one reason: the student will see instant results not only in the first lesson but also in every lesson moving forward.


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Roosevelt University
Music

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Ear Training

Ear Training

Aural skills developed through study at the Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University. Ear training skills covering a wide variety of musical genres post college. Ability to identify pitches, rhythms, intervals, melodies, chords, timbres, with any given musical piece; empowering my students to learn the same skills over time.
General Music

General Music

General music skills studied at the Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University. Advanced understanding of theory, composition, and performance and practice techniques covering a wide variety of musical genres (jazz, classical, rock, metal, blues). Forever a student of music myself and always eager to pass along any and all knowledge to my students.
Guitar

Guitar

Classical and Jazz Guitar studied at the Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University. Other study includes rock, blues, and metal guitar along with bass, ukulele, and tenor banjo. Concepts passed on to students include warm up exercises, fundamentals, mindfulness techniques, note reading, tab reading, sight reading, left hand/ right hand techniques, burst practicing (burnout prevention), micro movements/economy of motion, proper posture both sitting and standing, stage performance techniques, embellishments, improvisation, unorthodox techniques, scales and keys, theory, fretboard mastery, chords (all types), songwriting, transcription, memorization, and self-sufficiency covering a wide variety of musical genres.
Songwriting

Songwriting

Self-experience in creating music along with coaching experience to help students unlock their innate songwriting skills. I intently work my students through composition, rhythm, melody, chords, song structure, lyrics, and other important elements. In the end, they have the necessary tools and skills to write a song for any audience.
Music Theory
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