Michael Bibby

4 Years Teaching on Lessonface
Acoustic Guitar, Audio Recording, Audio Recording and Music Production, Baritone Ukulele, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Electronic Music Production, Guitar, Metal Guitar, Ukulele
Lesson Fees
$60.00 / 30 Minutes
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About

I've been a full time teaching & gigging musician since 2002; I primarily gigged as a lead guitarist with a top 40 cover band in the Chicago 'burbs, but I've also gigged Irish folk/punk, funk, prog, metal, & experimental/electronic/noise/art.
I've also built & modded solidbody instruments, developed music education software, 
been a guitar tech, recording studio engineer.

I've played Reggie's with "Sad Monster Party" and "Doctor Death Crush", The Metro with "Radiant Devices", opened for The Misfits with "The PastAways", played Chicago street fests with "Burnside & Hooker".

Teaching Style

My teaching style is very conversational and customized to the students; it's primarily focused on assessing where a student "is" and where they "want to be", then building paths between those points using custom drills, and assisting their understanding of their instrument, sound, perception, music technology, or anything else I feel like would be useful.

Curriculum

I primarily use Hal Leonard method books; Mel Bay is fine too.

Credentials & Affiliations

Bachelors' in "Computer Music and New Media Technology" from NIU
14 years of teaching private lessons & "Rock School" at Naperville Music
Live sound for "Janesville" (country band)