McMusic Lessons & Performances

Serves Oak Park, IL

35244

Hired 18 times

4 employees

17 years in business

$30

4.7

This pro accepts payments via Cash, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, and Zelle.

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Kevin Mcclain
Completed on 2/18/2025

Introduction

We offer music lessons in Palos Hills Illinois with online music lessons via live video chat available to any location. Pay As You Go or Prepay for discounted rates as low as $35 a lesson on the acoustic guitar, electric guitar, classical guitar, bass guitar, piano, and ukulele with qualifying enrollment. Lessons include weekly sessions with an educated music instructor, follow-up custom video examples of songs and exercises, in addition to step by step practice outlines to ensure weekly progress with daily practice. Students and parents also receive an online student profile to manage progress, schedules, and access learning material. Shoot us a message to schedule a phone consultation. We can discuss musical goals, availability, and enrollment options. All our teachers study music theory and cognition. We provide a unique incite on the learning process and best ways to reach your musical goals and produce results. All our students play, read, and write music. See our songwriter of year 1. Pay as you go (single music lessons) $50/0.5HR 2. Enrollment (3 Months with 1 lesson/WK) $40/0.5HR with additional $5 off each lesson purchase past 3 months enrollment period. In studio music lessons are conducted at our studio located in Palos Hills, Illinois. Online music lessons are available to any location with your standard high-speed internet connection. 90% of our students, even local students, choose online music lessons. With our follow-up videos of songs and exercises it is proven to be one of are most progressive learning tools. We hope to have the chance to work with you. Send us a message and we can set up a time to discuss musical goals, availability, and enrollment options.

Q&A

What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?

Music lessons are charged on a pay as you go basis with options to prepay for discounted rates based on the length of enrollment purchased in advance. Customers can purchase a single lesson to experience before committing to extended periods of enrollment for discounted rates. Rates range from $50 a lesson to as low as $30 a lesson with qualifying enrollment and current promotional sales running at the time. single lessons to experience before committing to extended periods of enrollment.

What is your typical process for working with a new customer?

To get started customers can register for a phone conference to discuss musical goals, availability, and enrollment options before purchase. No payment is required to register. Availability is provided in order of registration. After discussing the details payment will book requested time slots and guarantee availability. No time slots are guaranteed until payment has been made.

What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?

Though the music teachers at McMusic Lessons are primarily classically-trained, as students of theory and composition, we study, write, perform, and teach in a variety of styles and genre. The music director, Kevin McClain has been playing rock, alternative, funk, jazz, improvisation, and formally studied music all throughout grade school, high school, and college. He received his associate's degree from Moraine Valley Community College where he studied Theory I - IV, classical piano, classical guitar, and played guitar in the Moraine Valley Jazz Band. He was recommended to the guitar and composition programs at DePaul University School of Music in Chicago, Illinois. His degree was left unfinished after moving to Fort Bragg North Carolina in support of his Wife and Her commitment to the United States military. He spent time teaching on base and began conducting online music lessons to maintain students in various locations.

How did you get started doing this type of work?

I've been playing music ever since I can remember. Playing by ear in my earlier years and growing up on the music of Frank Zappa, Led Zepplin, and the Doors, I started to love sharing my discoveries with friends and family. As I matured musically, I played music in various amateur bands all through grade school and High School and began expanding my interests to jazz, classical, bluegrass, folk, and just about any new style I could find. By the time I was ready for college I was fascinated with theory and composition. I Majored in composition while I focused on techniques on the classical guitar, jazz guitar, piano, violin, and flute. I established McMusic Lessons & Performances in 2008

What types of customers have you worked with?

I provide guitar lessons, piano lessons, music theory lessons, and composition lessons to all ages of beginning to intermediate levels. Also, I have performed solo, duet, and full band performances on the classical guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and piano for restaurants, banquets, parties, bars, clubs, festivals, and just about any kind of special events.

Describe a recent project you are fond of. How long did it take?

I am always writing, recording, learning, and performing music 24/7

What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?

Make sure that your teacher has a strong foundation in theory and composition and pay special attention to technique and exercises. Learning the "why" behind the "how" invokes awareness and provokes further interest and creativity. Many teachers today tend to teach by a "monkey see monkey do" type of approach, which is necessary for some processes but in no way should be the overall method of learning any instrument.

What questions should customers think through before talking to professionals about their project?

How much flexibility for rescheduling lessons. I recognize how busy schedules can become no matter how much planning is involved. Being a sole proprietor I am much more flexible than most, when it comes to rescheduling