Proudly serving Abilene, Texas, and the surrounding areas, we’re passionate about fostering creativity in music. We offer private lessons in the areas of guitar, fiddle, piano, ukulele, and voice. Our goal is to support you and your individual learning style as you grow in knowledge, technical skill, and confidence.
Music is for everyone.
“Music can change the world because it can change people.”
At Mellis Music Studios, we’ve dedicated our lives to educating others about the expression, joy, complexity, confidence, and beauty that music provides to the human experience. Whether you’ve never touched an instrument and simply enjoy blasting tunes (windows down) on the highway, or you started lessons as a child and want to refresh your skills, or you’re an advanced musician who wants to further hone your craft…
You are so welcome here.
Guitar
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Whether your interest is classical or rock music, Taylor Swift or Led Zeppelin, our guitar teacher, Matt, is here to help you grow! Customizing your learning experience to your knowledge base, goals, and skillset is his speciality (well, that and sick riffs. Obviously.)
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New client guitar lessons beginning with our owner, Matt Ellis, are $120/month for weekly half-hour sessions.
Fiddle
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Fiddle students work with Jennifer, who has both classical and western swing training, and loves to teach fiddlers that technique and practice can be fun! (Plus you’ll be the life of any Texas party.)
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Fiddle lessons with Jennifer are $120/month for weekly half-hour sessions.
Piano
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Tammy Anderson instructs our piano students and loves customizing teaching styles - using both by-ear and traditional methods to create a relaxed, yet effective learning environment.
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Piano lessons with Tammy are $120/month for weekly half-hour sessions.
Ukulele
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Matt Ellis teaches our ukulele students and has way too much fun jamming out on this cool little instrument (a great intro/addition to guitar skills, but also a star on its own…and a more portable one, at that).
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Ukulele lessons with Matt are $120/month for weekly half-hour sessions.
Voice
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Voice lessons at Mellis Music Studio are taught by Michelle Ellis - classically trained and willing to do goofy vocal exercises with you so you don’t feel silly, Michelle works with beginner to advanced vocalists to sing healthily, to improve form/sound, and to help you grow in confidence in letting that voice be heard!
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Voice lessons with Michelle are $120/month for weekly half-hour sessions.
Meet the Team
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Matt Ellis
OWNER, GUITAR TEACHER
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Michelle Ellis
OWNER, VOICE TEACHER
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Jennifer Cochran
FIDDLE TEACHER
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Tammy Anderson
PIANO TEACHER
FAQs
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New client lessons beginning with our owner, Matt Ellis, are $120/month for weekly half-hour sessions. Lessons with any of our other instructors are $120/month for weekly half-hour sessions.
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Our studio home is located at 1217 East S. 11th St, STE C, Abilene, TX 79602 (in the same building as Freedom Counseling). By “Abilene directions,” we’re located directly across from the Social Security Administration office, headed east on S 11th toward Shotwell Stadium.
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Here at Mellis Music Studio, we’re all about customizing the learning experience to the client! The first lesson is laidback and will consist of getting acquainted, establishing current level of knowledge and ability, setting musical goals, and reviewing songs that you’d like to add to your repertoire! We want you to be both comfortable with and excited about your time here. Whether you want to play classical guitar or sing Top 40 hits, it’s important to us that you’re looking forward to learning and that your lessons with us encourage that love.
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Our instructors all schedule lessons on a weekly, recurring basis. This is intentional, as we believe weekly lessons are a vital part of become “fluent” in your instrument. For this reason, we don’t offer less frequent lesson schedules. You and your instructor will choose a time, and that will be your weekly appointment. Your instructor will make sure you have the tools and knowledge you need to practice at home and advance your skills!
Kind Words
“Mellis Music Studio gave me a chance to finally pick up the guitar and start learning. Matt's approach makes you feel comfortable making mistakes and learning from them while his technical knowledge of music is unmatched. Highly recommend!”
— Robert
“I can’t think of a better vocal coach than Michelle. She’s very knowledgeable and patient with her students. She is both sweet and fun! And Matt is an excellent teacher. His patience and encouragement is such a blessing to his students! It gives them a sense of confidence as they learn and grow as musicians!
— Lindsey
“My son has been taking lesson from Matt for several years now. Not only has Reese learned to play guitar, but he has also grown in his confidence, expanded his musical appreciation, and stepped outside of his comfort zone to learn new and challenging skills. It opened him up to a whole new world of talent and creativity. I’m forever thankful to Matt Ellis and Mellis Studio for helping cultivate and grow this side of my son. ”
— Kyla
Attention, Guitarists!
Our YouTube Channel is LIVE and full of helpful guitar tips/tricks, demonstrations, and wisdom from our fearless leader, Matt Ellis. Please take a look and then comment, like, and subscribe! We want to hear what you think and what videos you’d like to see next!
