Guitar-Classical, Jazz, Acoustic & Rock

Rod Machovec has been teaching guitar full time since 1989. His students through the years have ranged from children beginning to play guitar to adult hobbyists, to those who have trained with Rod and now are professional musicians. Through the years, Rod regularly has had many students win Gold medals with the RCM exams for the highest marks in Manitoba, and place gold, silver and bronze in the Winnipeg Music Festival.

What is your education and experience?

A.R.C.T in guitar performance, Royal Conservatory of Music; member of Manitoba Registered Music Teachers Association, currently the Guitar Specialist on the board of the Winnipeg Music Festival Association.

How are your lessons unique?

I customize things around people’s goals, desires and skill sets and personalities. Everyone is unique.

What do you love about teaching?

It is a great privilege to help people discover how to make music wherever they are in life.

What would you say to someone who is thinking about taking music lessons?

Don’t hold back to begin this creative process. It is an amazing lifelong journey and incredibly rewarding.