Guitar Lessons | The Music Gallery of Highland Park
The Music Gallery Academy has successfully guided guitarists of all ages and skill levels on Chicago's North Shore for over forty years. Our priority is to offer every guitarist individualized instruction that provides the necessary challenge and inspiration to master the essential elements of playing guitar. Explore soloing, rhythm, chords, music theory, technique, scales, arpeggios, aural training, and more with the help of our expertly qualified, full-time guitar instructors.
Guitar Lessons for Beginners
Our experienced, professional instructors help beginner guitarists get off the ground the right way by teaching core concepts of guitar playing such as scales, arpeggios, chords, rhythm, ear training, tuning, and technique. We use each student's interests and strengths to develop a highly individualized lesson plan that inspires creativity and drive. The Music Gallery Academy's mission is to identify and achieve each student's unique musical potential and provide the challenge, guidance, and inspiration to equip them for life-long enjoyment of music and learning through study, performance, and focus on the arts.
Intermediate to Advanced Guitar Lessons
Our more advanced lessons expand on all the music elements taught in beginner lessons. After developing the strong foundation of the beginner course, students are ready to learn about more advanced rhythms and techniques while exploring genre-based studies, soloing, comping, advanced theory, ear training, and more! The Music Gallery Academy has been offering the best private lessons in the Chicago area since 1974. We aim to continue our forty-five-year commitment to excellence and student success by offering personalized and professional instruction to students of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels.
Guitar Lessons for Kids
Kid's Guitar Lessons introduce essential musical components and coordination exercises to help prepare them for full-fledged guitar playing. We introduce them to the guitar's must-know concepts such as string names, parts of the guitar and their functions, and how to listen for the guitar in songs. We quickly get their hands on the fretboard and open their ears to key musical concepts like recognizing pitch, recalling rhythms, and creating songs through fun games and instruction to keep children engaged and inspired to learn more!
We suggest a child be at least 6 years old before beginning to play the guitar. However, the scale and chord shapes used on Ukulele are identical to the guitar. Many young students will begin their journey on the soft-stringed, small-bodied ukulele and easily transfer their skills to a guitar once their hands are strong enough to play the guitar without being too discouraged.
Meet The Teachers
