Guitar, Piano, Woodwinds

Jonny Untch began his musical career studying privately at The Music Room.  He has now received his Bachelors Degree in Instrumental Music Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  At the University he studied guitar with Young-Sook Kim, and Clarinet with Professor J. David Harris. At school he had experience performing and teaching classical, jazz, rock, and blues on many instruments.  

Jonny also performs with his own Palatine based rock band.  They have been performing for eight years together and have played at venues across the Midwest including The Rave/Eagles Club, The Canopy Club, Sears Center, Alexian Field, and Durty Nellies.  He recently completed his student teaching with Rolling Meadows High School and Cooper Middle School and is now teaching Band at Woodland Intermediate School, and teaching guitar, bass, piano, and woodwinds privately.

Name: Jonny Untch

College: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Major: Instrumental Music Education

At The Music Room since:  September 1996

(I started as a student here!)

First piece of music that had a profound effect on me: Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan

Music teacher who inspired me the most: Dan Untch

Favorite quote about music:  "Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom.  If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn."   

-Charlie Parker

My best gig:

Performing with TurningDownToday at The Canopy Club in Champaign, IL.

Favorite classical piece:  Clarinet Concertino, Op. 26 by Carl Maria von Weber

Favorite rock band: Led Zeppelin

Favorite jazz artist: Wes Montgomery

Favorite singer: Myles Kennedy

How I am making the world a better place: By teaching the universal language.

My Band: Turning Down Today

My email address:

• juntch@the-music-room.net

My website:  www.turningdowntoday.com