Chicago

Welcome to the Chicago Campus! The Chicago campus is open for in-person lessons at the Gratz Center and at St. James. We continue to provide online lessons for those who would like to learn from the comfort and convenience of home!

Please contact Campus Director Marie Alatalo to inquire about lessons with MIC's amazing teachers!

The Music Institute of Chicago is proud to have partnerships with St. James Cathedral and Fourth Presbyterian Church Gratz Center, to offer music lessons and classes to students in downtown Chicago.

St. James Cathedral

65 East Huron Street

Chicago, IL 60611

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Gratz Center

Fourth Presbyterian Church

126 East Chestnut Street

Chicago, IL 60611

Parking for Gratz Center; MIC faculty and students may receive green card validated parking on weekdays after 5:00 pm at the parking garage located at 900 Rush Street. The parking rate with a green card is $8.00. Green cards are available at the Security Desk in Gratz.

Current students register here!

Instruction is available for students of all ages and ability levels and is offered by our experienced and dedicated faculty for the following instruments: piano, violin, viola, cello, voice, flute, clarinet, trumpet, and guitar. Suzuki instruction and musicianship classes are also offered to enhance your child's musical education. All students registered for private lessons at MIC receive deeply discounted musicianship clases as an added value to their private lesson experience.

The Music Institute of Chicago experience begins with a personalized placement interview. At this meeting, we will answer your questions about MIC and provide information about our offerings and school policies. Most importantly, the interview gives us the opportunity to learn about the personality, learning style, interests and goals of each student so that the best student-teacher match may be found.

In person classes return to the Chicago campus!

Musicianship

For Youth:

Saturdays at 11 AM (Levels 1-4) and 1 PM (Levels 5-7) in Room 5E at Gratz. Instructor - Dr. Marie Alatalo

These classes will continue to use the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) Theory books. Please contact malatalo@musicinst.org to determine your level. Please note that additional classes will be offered, if needed, to accommodate different levels and ages.

For Adults:

Musicianship I-Wednesday at 6:45 PM at St. James. Instructor-Dr. Ann Chang

This introductory course will focus on rudiments in note reading, rhythms and chord structure.

Musicianship II-The continuation of last year’s course will be online with Dr. Matt Hagle on Tuesday at 7 PM. The course will explore harmonic structure in various pieces and styles.

Students enrolled in private lessons at MIC are offered Musicianship classes at a greatly reduced cost of $147 per year (materials included).

For further information, please contact Campus Director Marie Alatalo at malatalo@musicinst.org.

Musikgarten

Musikgarten: Cycle of Seasons For ages 3-5 Instructor: Suzanne Hannau

Saturdays at 9:45 AM in Room 5A at the Gratz Center

More about this class here.

Try the first class for free! To register for the free class, contact malatalo@musicinst.org.

Campus Director, Marie Alatalo

Direct Phone: 847. 448-8319

Administrative Assistant: 847.448.8300

Student Recitals

Regular recital opportunities are provided for students at the Chicago campuses. These performances are free and open to the public.