The Music with Nick studio sits at Erie & Hoyne in Ukrainian Village — about 15 minutes from Lincoln Park by car. Students make the trip for what’s hard to find closer: serious jazz piano, contemporary voice taught with Somatic Voicework™, and a teacher who performs for a living. In-person or online via Zoom.
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The studio sits at Erie & Hoyne in Ukrainian Village. Full address and door instructions go out by email after your trial or first lesson is booked — or email Nick if you want directions first.
12–15 minutes via North Ave or Clybourn to Damen, then south. Free street parking on Hoyne and Erie — no Lincoln Park parking hunt.
The 72 North Ave bus west to Damen, then the 50 south — or the 9 Ashland down to Chicago Ave.
Red/Brown to the Loop → Blue Line to Division works; by transit, budget 30–35 minutes.
Plenty of Lincoln Park students alternate — in-person most weeks, online when the week gets away from them.
Lincoln Park has no shortage of music lessons. What students cross town for is specificity: jazz piano taught by an award-winning jazz pianist, audition prep for serious teens, and voice work built on Somatic Voicework™ — the LoVetri method — rather than generic vocal coaching. If that’s what you’re after, fifteen minutes is nothing.
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 over four to eight weeks to see if the fit’s 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. Teens welcome from 7th grade up.
12–15 minutes by car via North Avenue or Clybourn to Damen. By transit budget 30–35 minutes, or alternate with online lessons on busy weeks.
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: $112.50 per lesson in the 4-pack, $106.25 in the 8-pack, and $100 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… For her, this meant audition preparation for musical theatre and choir, but also allowing her to celebrate her love of Taylor Swift. 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.