Avondale is a short trip southeast to the studio at Erie & Hoyne. Adult and teen private piano and voice with a working Chicago musician, in-person or online via Zoom.
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The studio is at Erie & Hoyne, southeast of Avondale. Full address and door instructions come by email once your first lesson is booked.
About twelve to fifteen minutes, with free street parking on Hoyne and Erie.
Belmont or California, then a short ride southeast.
Damen and Western buses both connect you toward the studio.
A lot of Avondale students do lessons by Zoom, especially in winter.
Avondale has become one of the city’s real music neighborhoods. The students who come from here are often players themselves, looking to go deeper into jazz, improvisation, or singing with a teacher who gigs around town.
Lessons are private, one student, one teacher, 50 minutes per session. Pricing runs from a single lesson ($125) up to the Semester Pack ($1,600 for 16). The most common starting point is the 4-Lesson Pack at $450, four lessons to see if the fit is right.
The easiest first step for piano is the $25 trial lesson, thirty minutes at the studio piano, no commitment. For voice, start with a free 15-minute intro call. Either way, you’ll know within one conversation whether this is your spot.
At Erie & Hoyne, southeast of Avondale, about twelve to fifteen minutes by car. Full address and door instructions go out by email once your first lesson is booked.
Yes, adult beginners are the studio’s most common student. Lessons are built around the music you actually want to play from the first session, whether you’ve never touched a key or you’re coming back after years away.
A 30-minute piano trial is $25. After that, a single 50-minute lesson is $125, and packs bring the rate down to as little as $100 per lesson in the 16-lesson Semester Pack. All pack credits are valid one year from purchase.
“He always provides repertoire that matches your current level while still challenging you to grow technically and musically. Excellent at guiding students through improvisation in a way that feels approachable and rewarding.”
“He’s done an amazing job at building my skills and understanding from the ground up. He paces what I am learning very well so that it can feel challenging but doable.”
“Nicholas was my daughter’s voice teacher. He’s very perceptive at quickly getting to know a student as a unique individual.”
The studio holds 24 weekly lesson times. When fall enrollment opens, the list hears first, before ads, before anyone else.
One or two emails before fall. No spam, ever.