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Michalis Michailidis Electric Guitar Lessons in Rotterdam

Guitar is Cool!

Looking for a patient and motivating guitar teacher in Rotterdam for yourself or for your child? Are you picking up guitar lessons after a break? Beginner or advanced, take your playing to the next level! What would life be without music?

All Ages

I'm Michalis, experienced enthusiastic guitar teacher and professional guitarist. My lessons are open to children, teenagers and adults. Never to old to enjoy music... fun in music comes first! Looking forward to set up the trial lesson!

All Styles

The lessons may cover a variety of music styles such as Jazz, Pop, Blues, Rock and Singer Songwriter music. Play your favourite songs or start composing, producing and recording your own music now! Sign up for a trial lesson!

Music Studio

I live directly in the center of Rotterdam and all the students are delighted about the easy accessibility and central location of my studio. (8 min walking from the central station, right next to a tram stop)

Online Guitar Lessons

I also offer fun, comprehensive and well structured online live lessons for beginners, intermediate and advanced players. Levie feedback. Book a trial lesson and buy & try the 3 lesson Starter's Package! Contact me for information

What to expect?

  • reading music
  • chords
  • finger style - finger picking
  • strumming patterns
  • tabs
  • relaxed posture
  • your favourite music
  • software, effects
  • how to use pedals
  • solos
  • accompaniments
  • song writing
  • basis music theory
  • improvisation
  • fun in music

Beginners

You'll get accustomed to rhythm, melody and harmony so that you're able to play naturally and un-forced. We will explore and come up with enjoyable ways of building up the basics of guitar-playing designed in a fashion that is unique to you.

Advanced

As an advanced player you probably want to redefine your musical abilities such as technique, timing, harmonic knowledge, compositional skills and improvisation skills. We'll focus on pieces of music that you're learning, various ways to develop your knowledge of different compositions and how to become more relaxed and proficient when playing.

Guitar Pedals and Effects

The electric guitar is an extremely versatile instrument and having this versatility allowed it to become one of the most influential instruments of the 20th and 21st century. A big contributor to this is the ability to modify the guitar sound by using effects such as reverb, delay, distortion and a shocking amount of many more sound effects. Discover how to setup your pallet of sounds by trying out and experimenting with many different pedals both in hardware and software form. Curious? Book a trial lesson!

Music Software and Ableton Live

As technology is improving everyday it is also integrating more and more into the creative process of either performing live on stage or making music at home. I am offering lessons and insights into the creative potential of Ableton Live which can be used either as recording software or a powerful effects,l oops and samples unit. The lessons on Ableton can either be independent of the guitar lessons or combined alongside our guitar and music learning process.

About Michalis

Michalis Michailidis is a Greek guitarist and music producer based in Rotterdam. Michalis showed a knack for music in his early teens and started having lessons from several acknowledged local musicians. After graduating with merits from the Modern Music school of Thessaloniki (2007-2011) he moved to the Netherlands and completed his Bachelor of Jazz Guitar at the Maastricht Conservatorium (2011-2015) and his Master of Music degree at Codarts, Rotterdam(2016-2018). During his decade-long residency in the Netherlands, Michalis has performed in venues and festivals all around the world with various bands and styles of music while in the meantime developed his own music production and education studio. Michalis is currently working on a production for singer Ysa Bermejo which includes collaborations with artists such as Mucky (Black Eyed Peas, Sevdaliza) and Bocafloja (KEXP, NPR) among others.

Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice...- Steve Jobs

Located in

  • Rotterdam

Lesson location

  • Rotterdam
  • Online
  • At teacher's location

Teaches

  • Children
  • Adults

Languages

  • Czech
  • Greek
  • English
  • Dutch

Easy Going Teacher!

I'm learning for the first time in my life an instrument with Michalis. He is really patient and easy going, takes the time to explain how to play and how to act during playing, he also has a lot of tips and tricks that you only get when doing real lessons. He is really professional, passionate and knows his stuff. That really helps a lot and it's exactly what I was looking for!
Jorge

Passionate Music Teacher!

As a beginner it is really nice to have a teacher who takes time and explain really well. Michalis is very flexible with my difficult work schedule and we always find a good time during the week to have the lesson. He is teaching music with passion and the transition between a classic music lesson and real songs is nice. I recommend Michalis to everyone!     Sofiane

Nice Teacher!

Nice teacher that helps when you are stuck and also tries to understand why. The lessons give motivation to keep playing and the pacing of the lessons is very nice.
Yannick

Really fun!

I signed up for lessons with Michalis because I needed some structure and direction in starting with an electric guitar (after a few not-so-successful weeks of trying to self-teach myself through youtube). We first had a trial lesson where we discussed what my goals were and what is the best way to approach the lessons. Over the 10 lessons, we explored different strumming patterns, music genres (punk rock, blues, funk etc.), practiced improving the rhythm and learned how to play a few songs - the solos and chords that seemed "crazy" at first but turned out to be doable thanks to Michalis breaking them down, giving feedback, and being patient with my countless attempts. Along the way, he explained some music theory and answered all the questions in a very approachable way. To sum up, the course was really fun and useful and I now feel much more confident in playing the instrument.
Aigerim

I highly recommend!

I highly recommend Michalis' guitar lessons for all skill levels. Whether you just want to play your favorite songs or want to astound everybody with your technique, Michalis can adapt to your learning capacity and musical preferences. I barely knew how to play when I started about a year ago and I've made great progress under his guidance! - Mario

Extremely Helpful Teacher!

I am a new learner and found Michalis to be a patient and extremely helpful guitar teacher. Cheerful and likeable personality and looking forward to extending my lessons to get better at playing the guitar.
Sharat

Great Experience!

I already had some guitar experience when I started the course and was looking to improve my music knowledge and technique. The lessons are well structured and very personalized to my own needs. It's been a great experience so far, and I am looking forward to the rest of my classes!
Hussein

I recommend Michalis!

During the last couple years that I've been having guitar lessons with Michalis, from being just a hobby guitarist I am now aspiring to become a professional musician and I really believe Michalis has all the tools and methods to help me achieve my goals. We are now starting my preparation to enter a conservatory and I am very happy to have such a supportive and knowledgeable teacher, I recommend Michalis to everyone!
Christian

Great Guitar Teacher!

I'm really happy that we found such a great teacher like Michalis! My son really likes the guitar lessons and he is always looking forward to the next one :) Michalis is really patient which is important with kids and the classes are always fun and productive.  All in all we can only recommend Michalis to everyone!
Adrienn

Great teacher!

After not playing guitar for 10 years I picked up the guitar again. After getting frustrated about youtube videos(too easy or too hard) I started my lessons with Michalis. He really takes the time for you and always comes with new ideas on how to improve your playing. He listens to you and can quickly adapt to answer all your questions in an understandable way. Michalis always keeps in mind that a guitar lesson needs to be fun. In just 4 months of lessons I have learned more than in all the years before. If you are looking for a great guitar teacher Michalis is the one!
Toan

Te gekke gitaarleraar!

Having played only a little bit of guitar in the past, with the help of Michalis I can now take it to a whole new level. Absolutely awesome teacher, very down to earth, I really enjoy the lessons and his valuable insights and tips. Highly recommend!
Helge

Joy to learning guitar!

Not only are Michalis's classes educative and attentive, he also brings joy to learning guitar!
Danar

A Refreshing Teacher!

I think my guitar teacher Michalis is such a refreshing teacher. One of the best I have ever met. With his approach he is able to immediately adapt to my playing level. He is able to fill in the gaps and he sees what is needed to support me in my development. He happens to be sharp, clear and well expressed in his explanation. With his great personality, musicality and knowledge he knows how to make and always keeps the lessons fun continuously pushing me to the next level. Thank you for everything so far!
Marvin

Very professional!

When it comes to a supportive teacher, Michalis meets all the standards. He is calm, patient and adaptive to the students needs. He is very professional, which we can see from the quick progress that our son Alex is making. Because of the current situation with the pandemics we had to continue the lessons online and Michalis is sending us extra video guides which have proven to be very effective for the learning process! We just bought a new guitar for our son and he is super excited to continue with his guitar lessons.
Gianna

Music is Food for the Soul

"This will be our reply to violence: to make more music intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before'' 

Leonard Bernstein - composer, conductor, pianist