Guitar Teachers

Guitar Teachers

Drew Creal

Teaching Experience: 4 years
Performing Experience: 8 years

School Attending:
Northern Illinois University

Montly Rate at MECA - $88.00

Favorite types of music: Metal, Rock, Fusion, Contemporary Christian & Gospel

Drew began teaching guitar at MECA his senior year of high school and still enjoys sharing his passion for music with his students while he is a senior at Northern Illinois University. Drew pays close attention to detail with each student, providing them with guidance on technique, reading of tablature and notation, soloing and overall fluency on the instrument. Drew is the music director for The Salvation Army of Dekalb where he leads worship and teaches children to play in rock bands. Drew also composes, records and performs his own music.

Whether you want to learn guitar as a hobby or to become a more serious musician, Drew will give you the tools you need to accomplish your goals on the guitar.

Tim Jones

Schools Attended:
Elmhurst College
College of DuPage

Degree:
Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Education (K-12)
Associates of Art and Associates of Science

Monthly Rate at MECA - $98.00

Tim is an accomplished bassist from a musical family who has played for and recorded with several groups in and around the Chicagoland area. Since his early 20’s Tim’s original bands have toured throughout the Midwest. Tim has been playing music since age 5 starting with piano, later spending several years playing trombone, and finally finding his way to guitar and bass. Tim currently works as a guitar and bass teacher in South Elgin and Villa Park, Illinois where he has taught over 300 students. Tim has a friendly, energetic teaching style calling himself an “edu-tainer” and believes his success as a teacher correlates to the success of his students. Tim plays weekly at The Lakeview Community Church on Sunday mornings and local bands at night. Tim has volunteered several times as a pit musician for musicals and plays, run open mics for several suburban venues, and worked for a sound production company, Nighthawk. Tim started his bass training at the College of DuPage under Dr. Rich Armandi and theory under Dr. Ken Paoli. Since then, Tim has earned a Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree from Elmhurst College where he studied bass under Dr. Ken Haebich and became an Illinois State Certified Teacher in the Arts nearing endorsements in music, science, and social studies and has also been inducted into Lambda Sigma Psi (Music Honor Society).

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