Sound Music School

I highly recommend taking guitar lessons with Mike Keeney. I started lessons by taking advantage of his free trial lesson which was awesome for me. I've had instructors in the past who I realized weren't the best match for what I was I was trying to accomplish and the trial lesson gave me the space to feel out if Mike was going to be a good match for me! After the trial lesson I immediately knew Mike was going to be professional, skilled, easy to work with, and open-minded. I really appreciated that Mike was down to go outside of your standard lessons in music theory and cater my experience in a way that would fast track me to what I wanted to accomplish within my lessons. As a self-taught musician who has been playing in touring bands for about the last 4 years I had a lot of different strengths and weaknesses. Mike helped me hone in on areas that would allow me to boost my confidence in practices and live performances while developing skills to better communicate musically with my bandmates. I believe Mike is the perfect instructor for all skill levels and backgrounds. He is an extremely talented and versatile musician. In addition to his abilities as a musician and instructor, he is patient, easy to communicate with, motivating, and understanding. Take lessons with Mike Keeney!

I had Mike as a guitar teacher for about maybe three years, and he was the best teacher I have had. He was patient when I would mess up, but wouldn't let me off the hook when I didn't practice enough. He pushed me to become a better guitarist. I was able to enjoy myself while learning an instrument in a way that I understood and was beneficial. If I ever move to Seattle I would most defiantly have him be my guitar teacher again.

Mike began teaching my son when Benett was in 5th grade (11yrs). Mike instantly got to know Benett to determine what would help inspire Benett musically. With Mike's funny disposition, astute video game knowledge and eclectic musical taste, he was able to quickly climb into my son's head. Mike expertly taught Benett guitar fundamentals and managed to keep him coming back for more. Benett looked forward to his sessions with Mike and practiced independently so that he wouldn't let Mike down. Because of Mikes instruction, Benett made the middle school Jazz Band and he worked with Benett to solo by age 13. Mike worked with Benett for three years before relocating to Seattle. We were sad to see him leave Chicago. Mike is a great teacher, a positive mentor and an insanely talented musician.