Guitar and Songwriting Lessons with Katie Quick!

Introduction: If you want to reach your potential, you have come to the right place. Whether through a keynote speaking engagement, school assembly, private lessons or coaching, Katie Quick will help you reach your goals. She is a an award-winning singer/songwriter, teacher, life coach, and motivational speaker who is on her own personal mission to make sure everyone, kids and adults, understand the importance of following their passions. Katie Quick's journey began as a Chicago Public School teacher in 2004, where she used music in the classroom to help inspire her inner city students. It was there in 2007 that she penned the song, "Fingertips," for her then 6th grade class, which later appeared on her debut album and became the inspiration for the program. "I wanted my students to know that anything was possible," Katie would say in an interview with WGN Radio in 2008. As we look back at her journey, it turns out she was right. Katie wanted to not only tell her students that anything was possible, but to also SHOW them. In 2007, she left the classroom and headed to Nashville to pursue her life long dream of making music. It was there that she wrote, produced, and released three albums of her original music to rave reviews around the world. She was the winner of stuch prestigious awards as The John Lennon Songwriting Competition, Album of the Year in the Independent Music Awards, and much more. She appeared on radio and television broadcasts across the country, including most recently, on ABC's Katie Couric Show with the legendary Clive Davis, and even made her debut on Broadway in Rock of Ages. Katie toured throughout the United States and Africa, and has had her music played on stations throughout England, Sweden, and Australia. She has also shared the stage with such musical legends as Peter Frampton, performing unabashedly as a standout solo artist in front of thousands. But even with all of her musical success, she felt something was missing. It was in 2010 that Katie formed The Fingertips Program, an inspirational school assembly that combines live music with motivational speaking, as a way to connect with students and share with them the stories of her journey. During it's first year, Fingertips got such an incredible response that she was able to book the next three years on word of mouth alone. She traveled solo to schools all across the country, toting her guitar and p.a. with her in the old Saturn Ion. Although the time in Nashville turned out to be some of the most amazing years of Katie's life, she decided to make the move back home to Chicago in 2014 with dreams of making Fingertips bigger and better than ever. Today, Katie Quick is still living the dream. She is not only the founder of an amazing non-profit organization, but she is also working as a music teacher, private guitar and songwriting instructor, and life coach for kids. She continues to perform throughout the Chicagoland area and is currently writing music for her fourth album, due next year.