Ken Wilcox Guitar Lessons

I highly recommend Ken for guitar lessons! My 10 year old daughter wanted to take lessons and we were lucky enough to find Ken. I appreciate the fact of how patient he is with the young beginning learners and goes over everything step by step. She has already learned a lot and we look forward to continuing with Ken to teach her even more.

We recently moved from Chicago and were looking to continue our 10-​year-​old daughter’s guitar lessons. There were lots of choices, but my how lucky we were to have landed with Ken! We had told our daughter that we would look for a teacher who could continue her classical guitar studies while weaving in «fun» pieces. We read reviews of Ken, visited his website, and watched the posted videos of him playing different styles of music: impressive!
Ken was responsive, courteous, and accommodating when we contacted him for a trial lesson. As soon as our daughter finished that lesson and walked out with a smile on her face and a bounce in her step, I knew we had found her new guitar teacher!
That was a few months back, and under Ken’s tutelage our daughter has since worked on Erik Satie’s «Gymnopedie No. 1,» Claude Debussy’s «Clair de Lune,» and Katy Perry’s «The One That Got Away.» Yes, that’s correct. And now she and Ken are delving into some bossa nova.
But even beyond learning songs and related musical theory, our daughter has gained a newfound enthusiasm for guitar and the endless possibilities of what music can be. I see this as a reflection of what Ken models: his talent crosses musical genres and his teaching is equally expansive. He is always encouraging, upbeat, and positive. And polite – very very polite!
I told my daughter I was going to write a review of Ken, and asked her what she thought I should say about him. Her immediate answer: «He’s awesome!» She is correct, and we feel very fortunate. Thank you, Ken!

Ken is an excellent guitar teacher! He has a great way of challenging me to improve with each lesson while making it fun. He’s very patient and encouraging and I leave every lesson excited about the progress I’m making and motivated to practice in order to keep improving, which is really important for a beginner like me! You can tell that Ken loves music of all genres because he is enthusiastic about helping me learn any of the songs I’ve picked out. In addition, he suggests new songs he thinks I might like to learn. For example, I’m working on learning Freight Train based on Ken’s suggestion and I love the song, but would never have known about it if Ken had not shared it with me. I am so glad I found Ken when I was looking for a guitar instructor and I highly recommend him!

After taking lessons from other guitar teachers in my past, Ken is a breathe of fresh air! He takes the time to cater to whatever you’re looking to get out of playing guitar. He is also very flexible when it comes to scheduling, which is huge since my schedule is constantly changing. After just a few lessons I was able to take what I’ve learned from Ken and apply it directly to song writing and open jam sessions. I highly recommend Ken if you’re looking to take you guitar game to the next level!

I was a total beginner to the guitar when I first started taking lessons from Ken. As a father of three young children, Ken’s willingness to give home lessons made playing guitar possible for me. Ken is a great teacher in that he is able combine the fun of playing with the instruction of playing. He not only taught me how to start playing music quickly but also focused on making sure that I understood the fundamentals of guitar. I think most students just want to play songs that they hear on the radio as soon as possible and this can can be done quickly with tab music. Ken was able to teach me basic guitar and music theory while also learning to play songs. It made me appreciate how great of an instrument the guitar is. I highly recommend Ken to all of you.

Ken was punctual, professional and very kind to my kids. They are new to piano and guitar and he was patient and explained what my girls needed to do clearly and consistently. My girls and I were pleased with the lessons and plan to continue with ken.

Great instructor. My daughter wasn’t sure if she wanted to take guitar lessons. She’s very enthusiastic now. I highly recommend Ken for both children and adults. He’s a very nice person and very professional as well.

Ken is an outstanding, patient and professional music teacher. He has taught my daughter the guitar, piano and voice lessons. I’m looking forward to him teaching my son the same. His schedule is flexible and he is always on time. This is something that he has been practicing for years, so he is very knowledgeable about all music. He is great with kids and understands to take his time with them. He also is great at teaching adults. He is the BEST out there! I highly recommend him!

Ken is such a great find and I cannot comment enough about his abilities as a guitar teacher. He displays so much patience while teaching my 5 year old daughter and she absolutely loves him too. She looks forward to having Ken come over and practicing with him. His knowledge of music and guitar is second to none, which is very apparent and obvious when you watch him play in his videos. If you’re looking forward to taking lessons I believe you should look no further and schedule a lesson immediately. I guarantee you’ll be in it for long.

Ken is so helpful and friendly. I signed up for 5 half hour ukulele lessons and I really learned a lot. I am not musically inclined at all and I felt comfortable away from lessons practicing on my own. He is very patient and encouraging. I highly suggest taking your lessons with him!

Ken is an outstanding guitar teacher and I can’t emphasize enough how incredible he is. I’ve learned so much more than I could have ever imagined about guitar. While playing guitar is definitely a skill that takes time and effort to build, Ken is always encouraging and quick to provide insights on how I can improve. I’ve always left each lesson feeling inspired and empowered to get better (which is super important because it’s hard to find a teacher who inspires you to keep practicing on your own). He’s not only an expert at his craft, but knows how to impart his knowledge to others and how to spark the same passion he has for guitar :)

I took my 7 year old twin boys to Ken’s guitar and piano lessons for beginners a couple years ago. Thank goodness Ken has patience and knowledge to teach children as much are a handful. I believe he’s got some actual college training is Music. I recommend parents make an apt with Ken’s lessons as kids have a great aptitude to learn when they are young. Keep them away from the tv and have them learn something that could last a lifetime. He has very fair prices for the area.

Ken is an amazing teacher and has taught my daughter so much about Guitar. She was not very interested until she started taking lessons with Ken, best teacher by far. He’s a very friendly, kind natured guy that makes us all feel very comfortable. This is the only person I trust to take my daughter to for Guitar Lessons… thnx Ken