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Apollo Music We are a Music Educational Facility that helps teach students beyond playing notes and rhythm. We help our students understand music, not only as a means of personal expression, but about the soulful and intellectual pleasure that can be achieved both by the student and their audience. Through this process, Apollo Music is dedicated to helping ad to the entire successful development of our students.



Our philosophy emphasizes learning the art of music in a fun and relaxing structured environment. We focus on the individual, helping each student reach his or her own personal goals. This is carried out by our staff of professional instructors chosen for their ability to help students develop their creative thinking, build confidence and nurture self-expression. Students at Apollo Music have the opportunity to explore all styles of music at any level. Our students consist of children, teenagers and adults of all ages. We can help a high school student prepare for college auditions and solo contests, teach improvisation, theory, sight reading, insight for auditioning, rehearsing, performing or simply provide the basics, all while laying a foundation of proper technique and music understanding.
Highlights and features
  • Brass, Clarinet, Drums, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Violin, Voice
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Dave Byron
Dave Byron
Electric, Acoustic, Bass Guitars
Dave has been playing the guitar since the age of 11 and has been teaching for over 20 years. Dave's extensive teaching and performing background ranges from Classical to Flamenco, being inspired by performers as Al DiMeola and Paco de Lucia, and has developed his own tremolo technique used by many Flamenco style guitarists.
Tom Izzo
Tom Izzo
Trombones, Trumpet, Brass
With degrees in Music and Theater from North Central College in Naperville, additional studies at Vandercook College of Music in Chicago & the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Tom has been teaching and performing for 40 years.
Cynthia Rutledge
Cynthia Rutledge
Vocal, Piano, Special Needs Instruction
Cynthia received her BA in Music from Northern Illinois University and her Masters if Music in Vocal Jazz Studies at DePaul University in Chicago. Cynthia has been teaching for 15+ years, enjoys working with Special Needs students and has a diverse background with many applications
Tia Johnson
Tia Johnson
Piano, Saxophone, Clarinet
Tia is currently working on her Bachelor of Arts in Music Education at North Central College in Naperville, IL. She has been teaching privately for over 6 years, and In addition to teaching Piano, Saxophone and Clarinet, Tia is also an accomplished String Harpist.
Jane Marshall
Jane Marshall
Vocal, Piano
Jane is a lyric coloratura soprano who is working towards her Bachelor's Degree in Music Education at North Central College in Naperville, IL. For the past 10 years, Jane has performed in numerous choirs, ensembles and musical productions throughout the Chicagoland area.
Gus Gotsis
Gus Gotsis
Drums, Percussion
Gus received his Bachelor Of Arts Degree in Music in 1979 at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. A constant performer, Gus played in the SIU Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble and a variety of jazz ensembles, and was often found performing jazz, blues and R & B
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Jerria D.
Dec 23, 2021
Great school! The teachers are remarkable. Gus & Bruce are so great I can see the development over the years in our kids musically!
Sean Sacramento
Apr 16, 2021
First off, let me knock the major pro out of the way: the staff is very friendly. The owner, Gus, is a really friendly person, as well as the teachers there. Now to the reason I give this a one-star: I am aspiring to be a great singer one day, but the lessons only made my voice worse. My voice teacher (Miss Grace) taught me only some of the proper techniques: good breathing, raising your soft palette, etc.

But she wasn't alert of the one thing all singers must avoid: vocal strain. Which basically damages your voice the more you do it. For four months of taking these lessons, I was singing in my upper range with vocal strain, and I didn't even know I was straining my voice. My school choir teacher was the first to warn me that I was actually still straining and overall using poor technique.

Soon I asked some other students who were also taking voice lessons if they could tell I was straining my voice. They said with affirmation that I was. Shortly afterward, I decided to quit Apollo and join another area for voice lessons nearby. Now in high school I got stuck in the same choir for next year, while the majority of others move up in some way.

My voice development is going to take even longer now due to quarantines as a result of COVID-19. I noticed a loss of half an octave in vocal range possible due to the poor technique. Where I want to be by my senior year of high school now seems completely out of reach. I know other people have different experiences with this place, but on my part, it's hard to give it a good review, especially since I am taking these lessons really seriously.
Bugeaterxv
Dec 28, 2019
Great place to learn music with a variety of instruments to choose from (vocal too). The teachers really seem to care about the students. Fairly cheap for great quality
Sachin Dole
Mar 13, 2013
My kids learn the piano here with Ms Lisa. They love it, they play very well and the younger one now picks his own songs (simple ones) which he reads off sheets and plays. I buy guitar strings from here too. They have recitals on site at which one can listen to all budding stars strut their stuff. Owner (Gus Gotsis) is affable man who is passionate about his business of teaching music.