The West Loop is a short trip northwest to the studio at Erie & Hoyne, an easy weeknight stop after work. 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, northwest of the West Loop. Full address and door instructions come by email once your first lesson is booked.
About eight to ten minutes, with free street parking on Hoyne and Erie.
The 8 Halsted plus the 66 Chicago Ave gets you there easily.
Green and Pink Line Morgan, then a short hop north.
Lots of West Loop professionals do weekly lessons by Zoom around busy weeks.
The West Loop runs on a work rhythm: long days, dinners out, a calendar that fills fast. The students who book from here tend to want one reliable weekly hour that is just for them. The studio is a quick ride west, and the Monday-through-Thursday evening slots are built for exactly this kind of after-work stop. You come straight from the office or from home, play, and you are done.
The West Loop runs on ambitious, busy people, and the adults who book here want a weekly hour that’s theirs: piano, voice, or finally learning to improvise, with a teacher who actually performs.
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, northwest of the West Loop, about eight to ten minutes by car. 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 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. When fall enrollment opens, the list hears first, before ads, before anyone else.
One or two emails before fall. No spam, ever.