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Recent guitar lessons near Cicero covered chords, technique, and more
Cicero classes include students from Hawthorne, Boulevard Manor, Grant Works
Emer taught 4 days ago
During their guitar lesson, Emer and Luke practiced various scales, including A major, C major, A minor, B major, and G major. Their focus was on precise finger positioning and achieving smooth transitions between notes. Luke dedicated time to enhancing his finger placement and rhythm as he learned new scales and arpeggios. Emer concluded the lesson by assigning practice exercises for the scales and arpeggios they had covered.
Major Scale Finger Pattern
Major vs. Minor Scale Sound
Fingerpicking (I
M
A) Technique
Arpeggio Concept
Ruby taught 5 days ago
During their recent music lesson, Ruby and Eve delved into music theory, specifically major and minor chords, as well as sharp and flat notes. Eve also dedicated time to improving her bar chord transitions, strumming patterns, and finger exercises on the guitar. They are set to revisit these topics in their next lesson.
Major vs. Minor Chords
Flat vs. Sharp Notes
Semitones & Fretboard Movement
Equivalent Notes (Enharmonic Equivalents)
Bar Chord Shapes
Diego taught 6 days ago
During a recent lesson, the instructor and a learner from Boulevard Manor delved into the circle of fifths, major and minor scales, and various musical modes. The discussion emphasized their practical application to chord progressions. For homework, the learner was tasked with converting "No Woman, No Cry" from C major to C minor, an exercise the instructor plans to review next week.
Nashville Number System
Scale Modes
Diminished Chord
Relative Minor
Circle of Fifths
David taught 12 days ago
David guided Jeffrey through right-hand guitar exercises, focusing on hybrid picking and octave placement on the fretboard. Jeffrey also dedicated time to mastering chord transitions for a song, receiving valuable tips on finger placement and technique for the instrument. David will provide Jeffrey with exercises and chord shapes to practice during the week, including the octave exercise, John Legend chords, and Snoop Dogg chords.
Octaves on Guitar
Hybrid Picking
Chord Bass Note Importance
Rounded Finger Placement
Symrun taught 13 days ago
During a recent guitar lesson, Salon No Mind and Chris honed guitar techniques, concentrating on chord changes and strumming patterns for the songs "Jolene" and "Disarm." Chris specifically practiced A minor, C, and G chords for "Jolene," and E minor 7, C add 9, and D over F sharp chords for "Disarm." Salon No Mind will send Chris a link to aid his continued practice of "Disarm."
Pentatonic Scale
Chord Transitions
Palm Muting
C add 9 Chord
D over F sharp Chord
Symrun taught 19 days ago
During a recent guitar lesson, Chris was introduced to lead playing techniques, focusing on the E minor pentatonic scale and its application in rock music. He also worked on chord progressions from Oasis's "Don't Look Back in Anger," specifically practicing the verse and pre-chorus schemes. Homework for Chris includes practicing the C minor and B chords.
Chord Shape Transposition
C Minor Bar Chord
Pentatonic Scale
B Major Bar Chord
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Reviews and Ratings
Experiences from guitar lessons in Cicero
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Harper Patel rated John
Drezel, Cicero
6 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
7 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
8 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
9 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
12 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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