The Childbloom® Guitar Program, designed for young people 5-12, is an innovative approach to music-making and skill development with the guitar.

• Experienced and certified educators.

• Individual attention in a low-pressure environment.

• Affordable tuition.

• Voluntary and free recitals.

• The nation’s most effective group guitar method.

Now at the Music Institute!

Matt Cook, Guitar Program Director

The Childbloom Program Website

To see Childbloom students play go to: YouTube

“Childbloom is a great program and I wouldn’t dream of having my daughter learn another way.”  G. Matthias

“We are very grateful we found the Childbloom Guitar Program. It is wonderful the way you have made learning music understandable even for young children.”  S. Wolfe

About the Program Director

Matt Cook has been with the Music Institute since November 2008, when he revolutionized the guitar program with his incredible technical skills and his friendly, positive teaching style.  He began playing guitar at the age of fourteen, and has since performed across the country, including New York City’s Knitting Factory and Lexington’s Norton Center.  Since moving to Lexington, he has studied under Andrew Leonard at the University of Kentucky, performing frequently in masterclasses with such experts as Austin Morehead.  He loves to pass on the excitement he has found in guitar with his students.  When he discovered the Childbloom program, he knew that he had found a unique approach to teaching groups of elementary school-aged aspiring guitarists.  He is also available for individual lessons, for those students who are ready to strike out on their own.

Individually scheduled

Ages 13 - adult

Cost: (3 person group):  $250 each

(4 person group): $188 each

(5 person group): $150 each

(12-week session)

Suggested Instruments
Drums, Bass, Guitar (acoustic/electric), Lead and Back-up Vocals, Keyboards, and Percussion

Styles
The Garage Band coaches work with all kinds of music, from folk to Gospel to heavy metal!

Are you in a rock band?  Metal band?  Jazz band?  Country band?  Looking to move from your basement to excellence?   Our Garage Band coaches, including Bud McKinley and The Conch Republic, Mike Thompson and The Torques¸ and Tom Martin and The City, will provide you with musical guidance and coaching in stage presence, including shaping solos, refining original songs, and preparing for Battle of the Bands.

Not in a band yet, but want to be?  Come play with our partners at LexJam on the second Saturday of the month at Natasha’s Bistro to find a group of your own!  For more about LexJam, see their website.

The Garage Band Program WILL

Help you refine your songs

Help you turn your group into a solid performing team of musicians

Help you create a structure that will keep your band working

Help you learn professional stage presence

Give you insight on marketing your creation!

The Garage Band Program WILL NOT

Tell you specifically what to play

Teach you how to play your  instrument; you must be able to play before you enroll

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