The Mike Keeney Guitar School

Specialties

The Mike Keeney Guitar School provides inspirational, weekly private lessons in guitar, bass and ukulele. Mike’s unique approach to providing fun and substantive lessons structured around the student’s interests sets him apart from the competition. Come in for your free trial lesson and experience the welcoming environment of his studio office in Fremont. There’s no pressure to sign up. Mike understands that each individual’s musical journey is unique. Each week the lessons could range from country music to complex jazz harmonies to gritty rock riffs. Inspiring people and helping them «decode» the mysteries of guitar and music is Mike’s passion!

History

Established in 2004.

Mike’s had over a decade of experience teaching private lessons and group classes catering to students at all levels. Having taught thousands of lessons, he’s helped arrange performances, studio time and music college applications for students of all ages and backgrounds. In addition to teaching, Mike has released two full length albums under his own name and collaborated with several other artists and commercial projects in the Chicago area since 2003. His performance experience includes solo classical guitar, small jazz ensembles, solo pop acoustic, big bands, country and rock bands, (both original and cover). He relocated from the Chicago area to Seattle in the summer of 2014 and opened up The Mike Keeney Guitar School in the Fremont neighborhood. This consolidation allowed for all of Mike’s resources to be available at one location and help provide a maximized private lesson experience.

Meet the Business Owner

Mike K.

Business Owner

I grew up taking piano lessons and music classes in grade school but never really got into it. I started and stopped several different instruments and hobbies that all sort of naturally fizzled out. When I was fourteen years old my parents decided to buy me an electric guitar for Christmas and everything changed. My obsessive nature seemed to always be hungry for more and more guitar knowledge. I was practicing several hours a day and rapidly getting better only to find my passion for it growing bigger! After playing for about a year and a half I was invited to attend a performing arts high school where I could focus on guitar and general music studies for a majority of the day. This led to me attending Berklee College of Music in Boston where my «enlightenment» really began! Berklee’s imparted wisdom left a permanent mark on my life and is something I incorporate into every lesson. Helping people to find the same clarity with their own musical journey a strong passion of mine.