Lincoln Square connects to the studio at Erie & Hoyne by one straight run down Western. Adult and teen private piano and voice with a working Chicago musician, in person at the studio, with Zoom when you’re traveling.
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The studio is at Erie & Hoyne in Ukrainian Village, due south of Lincoln Square along Western. Full address and door instructions come by email once your first lesson is booked.
Western Avenue the whole way, about twenty minutes, with free street parking on Hoyne and Erie.
The 49 Western runs from Lincoln Square straight to Erie, one bus, no transfer.
Brown Line to Western, then the 49 bus south; or Brown to the Loop and Blue Line to Division.
Traveling or under the weather? That week’s lesson moves to Zoom so you don’t lose it.
Lincoln Square is a neighborhood that already takes music seriously. Half the people on Lincoln Avenue have taken a group class somewhere, and plenty of them hit the point where a room of twelve stops being enough. A private lesson is the next step: one teacher, your songs, your pace. It is twenty minutes down Western, and a weekly time that holds still around a busy family schedule.
Lincoln Square sends two kinds of students: adults who did a group class or two and want a teacher who knows their name and their goals, and parents of teens who have outgrown the school program and want real repertoire, real technique, and a working musician in the room.
Lessons are private, one student, one teacher, 50 minutes per session. Pricing runs from a single lesson ($125) to weekly lessons ($100 per lesson, billed $400 every 4 weeks, cancel anytime). 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, a 30-minute session at the studio piano, no commitment. For voice, book your first lesson — no audition, no preparation, just singing. Either way, you’ll know within one lesson whether this is your spot.
At Erie & Hoyne in Ukrainian Village, about twenty minutes south of Lincoln Square straight down Western, by car or the 49 bus. The 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, a flex 4-pack is $450, and weekly lessons bring the rate down to $100 per lesson, billed $400 every 4 weeks, with your weekly time reserved for as long as you like.
“My children have been taking lessons for years and we have gone through many for various reasons. So when Nicholas came along, we knew right away how amazing he was.”
“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.”