This is the studio’s home neighborhood. Music with Nick sits at Erie & Hoyne, in the heart of Ukrainian Village. If you live in UV or East Village, your weekly lesson is probably a walk down the block, not a commute. Adult and teen private piano and voice, in-person or online via Zoom.
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The studio sits at Erie & Hoyne in the heart of Ukrainian Village. Full address and door instructions go out by email after your trial or first lesson is booked.
From anywhere in Ukrainian Village or East Village you’re walking distance, most students get here in under 15 minutes.
The 66 Chicago Ave bus stops at Hoyne, 30 seconds from the door. The 50 Damen drops you two blocks west.
Division and Damen stops are both a 10-15 minute walk.
Free street parking on Hoyne and Erie almost any time.
The studio is becoming a small Ukrainian Village fixture, tucked among the greystones and two-flats off Chicago Avenue. This is a neighborhood that still feels handmade: old churches, corner cafes where people actually linger, a creative streak in the water. It draws exactly the person who books lessons here, someone a little nostalgic for something they used to do. A standing weekly hour at a piano a few blocks from home fits that life without effort.
Ukrainian Village is the kind of neighborhood where half the block seems to own an instrument: working musicians, designers, people who played seriously in college and let it slide. The most common student here is an adult who wants the playing back without it feeling like school, and a weekly lesson they can walk to.
Lessons are private, one student, one teacher, 50 minutes per session. Pricing runs from a single lesson ($125) up to semester enrollment ($100 per lesson, billed $400 every 4 weeks). 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 the heart of Ukrainian Village. The full address and door instructions go out by email once your trial or first lesson is booked. Free street parking on Hoyne and Erie almost any time.
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 semester enrollment brings the rate down to $100 per lesson, billed $400 every 4 weeks, with your weekly time reserved all term.
“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, one student each. Weekday evenings fill first; afternoons from 3pm are wide open. Join the list and I’ll tell you what’s still free.
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