CHRIS MATTINGLY

Chris Mattingly is a certified Childbloom Guitar Program director, the highest level of certification in the childbloom program. Additionally he holds two degrees in music, a B.A. in music from Western Kentucky University and an M.A. in music composition from the University of Kentucky.  He has taught guitar for over 20 years, in the schools and in his own studio at Lexington Music Education, a community music school he founded in 2013.  His many students have excelled in their skill and love for music winning many competitions and awards for their playing.  Many of his students have gone on to study guitar at Universities across the US including the University of Kentucky, Austin Peay University, Middle Tennessee State University, Berkeley College Of Music, Ohio University and other schools.  He and his wife violinist Tiffany Mattingly live in Lexington Kentucky with their four children.

CHRIS’ TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

”My teaching is focused on the student. I realize that young children must build motivation along with skill. If children are motivated, nothing can stop them from excelling. I have over 20 years experience with music, art and the techniques of guitar playing, so those are the elements I seek to communicate to the student. I understand the influence parents have in their child’s motivation and I work with parents to the ends they desire. What is important in my classes is learning, not teaching. I am as proud of my students who play at church, for their grandparents or at home for their pets, as I am of the kids who play on the concert stage. I am honored to bring music into the lives of young people.”