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Winnetka Campus

Campus Contact

Clem Leek
Campus Director
Rae Harris
Administrative Assistant

300 Green Bay Road
Winnetka, IL 60093
United States

Welcome to the Music Institute of Chicago’s Winnetka Campus, where at nearly any hour of the day you will hear music being taught, practiced, appreciated, and performed!

With lessons and classes for 4-month-olds, 104-year-olds, and every age in between, the range of offerings at this location is simply awesome! Whether you are seeking a Musikgarten class for your baby or toddler, voice lessons for that upcoming theater audition, a jazz combo offering new performance outlets, an adult band or orchestra, or private lessons for your young soloist, chances are we have the class and teacher for you. And since we are conveniently located to so many northern Chicago suburbs as well as the I-94 expressway, families from all over – Winnetka, Wilmette, Glencoe, Northbrook, Northfield, Glenview, Chicago, yet also Wisconsin and Indiana – make up the wonderful musical community known as the Winnetka Campus. We hope you contact us soon so that you too can join this amazing music family!

Campus Hours

Monday - Friday
9am - 9pm
Saturday
9am - 9pm
Sunday
9am - 9pm

Facility Rental

The Music Institute of Chicago gladly rents studio and ensemble space at several campuses to outside individuals and groups seeking a place to practice and rehearse. Students enrolled in MIC classes can reserve practice studios at no charge, depending on availability.

To rent a studio, ensemble rehearsal room, or performance space (excluding Nichols Hall), please schedule an appointment with the front desk, then complete the rental agreement form making sure to select the proper campus. Please bring the agreement form with you and give to the front desk when you arrive.

The following rental fees apply to all Music Institute of Chicago campuses:

  • Studio - $15/hour
  • Mid-size ensemble room - $30/hour
  • Large ensemble room - $60/hour

Winnetka Rental Details

Rental conditions

  • Practice room rentals are subject to availability and may be limited during peak teaching hours.
  • Practice rooms should be reserved 24 hours in advance by contacting the appropriate MIC Campus Director.
  • Payment (cash, check, or credit card) must be made to the receptionist at the time of the rental.
  • No food or drink is allowed in any practice room; open flames are prohibited.
  • Rooms must be left in the same condition as they were found.
  • Rooms are to be used solely for practicing music; no teaching or any objectionable/illegal activity is allowed.
  • Any violations or abuse in room privileges will result in immediate dismissal from the school and a revocation of any future room use.

Emily Abraham

Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs

Clem Leek

Music Production Faculty
Campus Director, Winnetka

Dr. Sung Hoon Mo

Piano and Musicianship Faculty
Site Coordinator, Downers Grove

Rae Harris

Administrative Assistant, Winnetka Campus

Erica Anderson

Oboe Faculty, Department Head of Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion 

Cecilia Ham

Cello Faculty (Suzuki)

Eric Snoza

Bass Faculty (Double bass)

Dr. Cloudia (Ching-Yun) Huang

Cello Faculty (Suzuki)

Philip Lee

Cello Faculty, Suzuki Faculty

Melissa Arbetter

Violin, Viola Suzuki and Traditional Faculty

Dr. Yumy Lee Kim

Piano Faculty (Suzuki & traditional)

Eric Sutz

Piano Faculty

Meret Bitticks

Flute (Suzuki) & Musikgarten Faculty

Sang Mee Lee

String Department Chair; Violin Faculty; Chamber Music Faculty

Dr. Daniel Baer

Piano Faculty; Program Director, Chamber Music

Davis King

Violin & Viola Faculty

Nobuaki Tanaka

Violin & Viola Faculty (Suzuki & Traditional)

Dr. Inah Chiu

Piano Faculty

Dr. Soo Young Lee

Piano & Chamber Music Faculty

Jeremiah Benham

Guitar & Musikgarten Faculty

Dr. Xiaomin Liang

Piano faculty

Dr. Christina Tio

Suzuki Piano faculty

Irene Zuppardo

Piano Faculty

Sarah Montzka

Violin & Viola Faculty (Suzuki); Associate Director Barston Suzuki Center

Erin Cano

Violin & Viola Faculty (Suzuki)
MIC Suzuki Program Data Specialist

Barbara Ann Martin

Voice Department Chair; Voice Faculty

Julia Wen

Cello Faculty, Musikgarten Faculty, Suzuki Events Coordinator

Mischa Zupko

Composition Faculty

Claire Aebersold Neiweem

Piano Faculty, Aebersold & Neiweem Piano Duo in Residence

Dr. Louise Chan

Piano Faculty

Audrey Morrison

Trombone Faculty (Jazz)

Sanghui Wimbiscus

Cello Faculty

Shigetoshi Yamada

Violin & Viola Faculty (Suzuki)

Arlene Stokman

Piano Faculty (Suzuki)

Brad Conroy

Guitar Department Chair, Guitar Faculty

David Onderdonk

Guitar and Ukulele Faculty

Camille Witos

Piano (Suzuki); Chamber Music Faculty

Nina Wallenberg

Cello Faculty

Rebecca Miller

Violin and Viola Faculty

Horacio Contreras

Cello Faculty (Academy and Community Music School)

Devvora Papatheodorou Schreier

Piano Faculty

Reiko Yamada

Piano Faculty

Ralph Neiweem

Piano Faculty, Aebersold & Neiweem Piano Duo in Residence

Emma Sepmeier

French Horn Faculty

Dr. Adam Paul Cordle

Viola and Violin Faculty - Suzuki and Traditional

Dr. Katherine Petersen

Piano and Chamber Music Faculty

Lisa Zilberman

Piano Faculty

Kate (Kaoru) Nir

Piano Faculty (Suzuki)

Amanda Blair MacDonald

AmSAT-certified Alexander Technique Teacher

Bianca d'Avila do Prado

Cello Faculty (Suzuki and Traditional)

Vannia Phillips

Violin and Viola Faculty (Suzuki)

Phyllis Adams

Harp Department Chair

Milana Pavchinskaya

Piano Faculty

Nick Collins

Alexander Djordjevic

Piano Faculty

Dr. Sarah Plum

Violin, Viola, Chamber Music, Academy Faculty

Dr. Karin Addis

Suzuki Violin & Viola Faculty

Ashley Pensinger-Sok

Violin Faculty (Suzuki)

Matt Stalzer

Flute Faculty

Mary Drews

Piano Faculty (Suzuki and Traditional)

George Radosavljevic

Piano Faculty (Suzuki)

Noralyn Baroja

Musikgarten Faculty

AJ Seitz

Musikgarten Faculty

Julie Fischer

Violin & Viola Faculty (Suzuki)

Stephen Ramsdell

Guitar Faculty

Marta Aznavoorian

Piano Faculty; Artist-in-Residence

Darren Scorza

Percussion Faculty

David Fivecoate

Clarinet and Saxophone Faculty

James Sanders

Violin Faculty

Barbara Drapcho

Clarinet Faculty, (Quintet Attacca, Ensemble-in-Residence)

Bill Kronenberg

Violin Faculty (Suzuki)

Avi Friedlander

Director, Barston Suzuki Center; Suzuki Cello Faculty

Maria Schwartz

Flute Faculty

Elaine Felder

PIano & Chamber Music Faculty; Piano Department Chair

Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff

Viola Faculty; Academy Chamber Music Faculty

Brigitte Gray

Violin & Viola faculty

Fred Simon

Jazz, Piano, and Musicianship Faculty

Dr. Matthew Hagle

Piano & Musicianship Faculty; Program Director, Musicianship

Katherine Lee

Piano Faculty