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Recent guitar lessons near Cicero covered chords, technique, and more
Cicero classes include students from Hawthorne, Boulevard Manor, Grant Works
Ruby taught 5 days ago
Ruby led a guitar lesson where they focused on E minor, C, G, and D chords, emphasizing correct finger placement and smooth transitions. The learner also grasped reading chord charts and applying a basic downstroke strumming pattern. For their next lesson, Ruby assigned practicing these four chords and the Zombie song, with plans to delve into tabs and soloing techniques.
Chord Chart
Chord
E minor Chord
C Chord
X on Chord Chart
Strumming Pattern (Down)
David taught 7 days ago
David provided Jeff with a guitar lesson, where they focused on finger exercises and dexterity. Jeff actively practiced finger placements, strumming techniques, and using a metronome to master the rhythm for the baseline and simplified chords of 'Gin and Juice.' For homework, David assigned practicing the exercises and playing along with the song, and they made arrangements for their next lesson.
Finger Dexterity Warm-up
Rhythm Practice with Metronome
Building Chords (Simplified)
Octave Recognition
Snehasis taught 14 days ago
During their recent guitar lesson, Snehasis and Leon focused on specific guitar techniques, including bending and whammy bar usage. They also explored the application of chords in lo-fi music. Leon actively practiced the bending techniques and experimented with harmonics. Although no explicit homework was assigned, the emphasis was placed on Leon continuing to practice the bending techniques discussed.
Guitar Bends
Out-of-Scale Notes
Natural Harmonics with Whammy
Lo-Fi/Neo-Soul Chords
Ruby taught 15 days ago
During their recent guitar lesson, Ruby and Eve honed various techniques, including hammer-ons, slides, and pull-offs, by working through song sections from tablature. Eve dedicated time to finger exercises to boost her speed and accuracy and was also introduced to bar chords. Ruby provided practice exercises for the week, focusing on strengthening the barring finger, and committed to sending tabs for Arctic Monkeys and Beatles tracks. Their next lesson is slated to cover bar chords and scales.
Hammer-on
Pentatonic Scale
Bar Chord
Slide
Snehasis taught 20 days ago
Snehasis taught Leon about ending phrases with a bend and introduced the whole tone scale. Leon practiced bending notes and explored the application of the blues and whole tone scales on his guitar. They plan to continue practicing and will begin their next lesson with a short exercise.
Guitar Bending
Blues Note
Whole Tone Scale
Kristopher taught 20 days ago
Kristopher guided a learner from Hawthorne through learning "The Gambler" on guitar, covering strumming patterns and introducing fingerpicking techniques for the D, G, and A chords. They also reviewed pentatonic scale patterns in the key of A. Kristopher recommended the learner practice the fingerpicking patterns slowly with a metronome, and they agreed to continue with "The Gambler" in the next lesson.
Strumming Pattern Splitting
Fingerpicking Foundation
Pentatonic Scales Recall
Metronome Practice
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Reviews and Ratings
Experiences from guitar lessons in Cicero
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Guitar teacher in Cicero
Expertise
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Engagement
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Reliability
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Results
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Harper Patel rated John
Drezel, Cicero
5 months ago
John approachable personality and playful spirit made online guitar lessons something I certainly looked forward to each week. I never expected practice to be this much fun.
Russell Osborne rated Theron
Hawthorne, Cicero
6 months ago
I appreciate how Theron values my input as a team learner. he encourages me to propose current songs, and then he expertly arranges them for the guitar.. Creating a duet from a rock ballad with his was a truly fantastic project.
Valentina Fry rated Elizabeth
Morton Park, Cicero
7 months ago
While looking for guitar lessons focused on spontaneity in Morton Park, I came across Thorne . her guidance made it so much easier to craft melodic lines over backing tracks with confidence
Tamara Escobar rated Christopher
Clyde, Cicero
8 months ago
Being at Clyde, I met Christopher online as a guitar teacher and never thought he would help me this patiently and make me learn guitar.
Ray Whitaker rated Robert
Cicero Town Center Area, Cicero
11 months ago
I enrolled in Robert ’s electric guitar sessions. His guidance gave me the faith and ability to join my first local band in Cicero Town Centre area. And it was something I never imagined doing at 42
Brenna Villegas rated Jonathan
Drezel, Cicero
about 1 year ago
Living in Drezel, I took Jonathan guitar lessons. Each new song he introduced was like unlocking a hidden level in a game, challenging at first, but incredibly rewarding once mastered
The Six-String That Ties Cicero Together
Forget the idea of a lonely rockstar learning guitar in a quiet bedroom. In Cicero, the guitar is rarely a solo instrument. It’s a loud, living thing, passed between hands at a family barbecue, its sound weaving through conversations in Spanish and English. The journey of a Cicero guitarist doesn’t begin with a dream of a distant stage, but with the immediate, tangible desire to join the music that’s already happening all around them.
The heartbeat of guitar music here isn't the blues-rock wail you’d expect from being so close to Chicago; it's the rich, rhythmic pulse of a nylon-string guitar. It’s the sound of heritage. For many kids in town, their first guitar hero isn’t on the radio, it's an uncle or a grandfather, their fingers expertly crafting the melodies of norteño or the driving strum of cumbia. This makes learning guitar less about ambition and more about connection, a way of speaking the same language as your family and neighbours.
A Guitarist’s Guide to Cicero’s Resources
The town itself understands this deep-rooted tradition and actively supports it. You can see it in the school system, where the J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 does something remarkable: it doesn’t just offer a generic guitar class, it offers "Beginning Mariachi." This is a powerful acknowledgement that the guitar is a pillar of the local culture. This foundational support continues at Morton College, giving dedicated players a local, accessible place to refine their craft.
Of course, this journey needs a starting point, the instrument itself. That’s where a local store like Lopez Music Centre becomes so crucial. It serves not just as a shop, but as an armoury for the community's musicians, providing the specific acoustic instruments that are the backbone of the town's sound. The goal for a guitarist here is often not a packed concert hall, but a lively gathering at Cicero Community Park or in a backyard.
Ultimately, to pick up a guitar in Cicero is to pick up a piece of your community's identity. It’s an agreement to participate, to add your voice to the chorus, and to use those six strings to tie yourself more tightly to the people and the place you call home.
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