Private Music Lessons in Cicero, IL

I am a professional jazz percussionist hoping to share my knowledge and experience with musicians of all skill levels. I have taught privately for over 10 years both independently and at various highschools/music schools.

Learn guitar with the best. With the guitar coach to the stars. Now in Chicago. Guitar coach to Bob Dylan and family, Keb Mo, Jackson Browne, Will Ferrell, Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, Weezer and many more*. Hi, I'm Fran Banish, guitarist, singer-songwriter, recording engineer, producer, and instructor. Former lead guitarist with The Keb Mo Band and Duncan Sheik. I have Gold Record writing and playing credits (with Duncan Sheik on Atlantic Records**), and a Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University. I've been teaching guitar, music theory for guitarists, and doing songwriting coaching since the late-'80's. I was on the teaching staff of McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA from 1989-2015. McCabe's, founded in 1958, is one of the oldest and coolest guitar shops in the US. I recently relocated back to the Chicago area after 27 years of live gigs, touring, playing on TV and film soundtracks, and teaching in Los Angeles, and I have time available for private music instruction, songwriting coaching, recording engineering and live music performance tailored to your needs. My teaching specialties are: Beginning guitar: Getting people off to a great start. The history of Blues and Rock guitar, all the styles over the years: classic songs and solos. Acoustic and Electric guitar. Pick and fingerstyle guitar. Slide guitar. Organizing your practice and developing good technique. Music Theory for guitarists Ear training and playing what you hear. Improvisation Songwriting Reading tab and standard notation Introduction to Jazz guitar Introduction to Classical guitar Guitar set-up and maintenance Vintage guitar and gear appraisal Recording engineering and Pro Tools I teach at my recording studio space at Music Garage Chicago (60607), and online at JamKazam (a free app with great features, much better than Skype). I teach with a guitar, a laptop, and a printer, and can pull up about 2,500 documents stored; song charts and transcriptions, music theory reference sheets, explanations, and more. The lessons are tailored to the student's interests & needs. I often write charts and transcriptions of students' song requests, and explain the process, so they can see it done. I also use, and can teach you how to use Garageband, and Transcribe software during a lesson. Also, I've been involved with recording since I was a teenager; first with tape, then digital, and have been working with Digital Audio Workstations for almost 20 years, and with Pro Tools for 10 years. For folks interested in recording, my studio at Music Garage has a Mac Pro/ProTools rig clocked by an Apogee Big Ben and it sounds great. It's loaded with a selection of classic plug-ins by Bomb Factory, Digidesign, Waves, and McDSP. Mics include a Korby convertible tube mic with Neumann U47 and AKG C12 style capsules, two AKG C414's, three 451E's , and a C1000. Electro Voice RE15's, RE20, 666, and 635. Beyer M88, Altec 639a, and a selection of Shure mics: 545, 546, SM56, SM57, and SM58. Mic pre amps are two Telefunken V72S, two channel Chandler EMI TG2, and four Digidesign high res. 003. Monitors are Tannoy System 800 and Yamaha NS-10M, powered by a Haffler 500. There's a bunch of fantastic guitar amps, and a drum set mic'ed up and ready to go as well. Feel free to contact me with any questions. ". . .some of the most incredible, sizzling six-string play around." LA Weekly ". . .wicked slide guitar." LA Weekly ". . .the best young blues player in LA, Fran Banish." Los Angeles Magazine *Lead guitar and co-writes on Duncan Sheik's debut album on Atlantic Records that includes the hit, "Barely Breathing" and the radio tracks, "She Runs Away" and "Serena." Guitar instruction clients have included: Doug Ardito (Puddle Of Mudd) Christian Bale Brian Bell (of Weezer and Space Twins) Benjamin Bratt Jackson Browne Nick Carter (of The Backstreet Boys) Josh Charles Michael Chaves (Sarah McLachlan, John Mayer, Five For Fighting) Eduardo Cruz Jr. Julie Delpy Bob Dylan Jake Dylan Sam Dylan Tim Ferguson (of The Cousin Lovers) Will Ferrell Ethan Hawke Peter Himmelman Emile Hirsch Jason Lee John Lithgow Michael Lockwood (Aimee Mann, Lisa Marie Presley) Tomo Milicevic (of 30 Seconds To Mars) Keb’ Mo’ Shameik Moore Paul Phillips (Puddle Of Mudd) Brad Pitt Dan Rossen (Grizzly Bear) Syd Straw I'm a 24/7 music lover, guitar freak and audio freak. I enjoy helping people make music, and play better guitar.

Hi! I am Kyla Gabka, and I teach online piano, violin, viola, and voice lessons! I do not offer in-person lessons at this time, and I do not offer growling/screaming in my voice lessons. 🎶 Summer Special! 🎶 Get 8 Private 30-Minute Lessons for just $240 Available for a limited time—all 8 lessons must be used by August 23, 2025. I have been studying the performing arts since I was four years old. I am a singer, pianist, violinist, and actress, and I currently offer private virtual violin, viola, piano, and voice lessons. I have a BA in Music and BA in Musical Theatre from Columbia College Chicago. I have had so many wonderful opportunities to share the knowledge that I have gained throughout my time as a performing artist. I am a signed artist with Boosted Entertainment, and I am a Producer for the group Musicality, semi-finalists on AGT season 11. Not only do I assist in creating and directing music videos and original music for the group, but I also get to perform at incredible events and venues with them: UNICEF Won't Stop (with Jordin Sparks), Lollapalooza, KultureBall 2019 with Marc Martel, the Rosemont Theatre, TEDx with Ari Afsar and Miguel Cervantes (Chi-Hamilton Stars), and McDonald’s WWC (opening for Imagine Dragons, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, and Bruno Mars). I have been in numerous music videos with the group and have led recording sessions. A few videos I have worked on ("This Is Me" and "From Now On") have even gained several million views! I have had the honor to star in the film "First String" as Rebecca Carlisle, and I am reprising my role in the sequel. I have had so many wondrous opportunities to share my craft with others, and I am enthusiastic about sharing even more through teaching and performing. Discounts: - For every new student you refer to me, I will offer you 2 free music lessons as a thank you after they complete 4 lessons!

Welcome! I am an internationally recognized vocalist, having performed in over 8 countries. I am currently based out of Chicago where I work professionally, mainly as a Jazz/Contemporary artist. I have been teaching for over 7 years and I teach in English and Spanish. Whether you're a beginner, coming back after decades off, or an advanced player, my lessons can help you reach the next steps and achieve your goals! I also teach beginner piano as well! It's never too early to start!