The studio sits right in West Town, at Erie & Hoyne. For most of the neighborhood your weekly lesson is a short walk or a few minutes by car. 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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Music with Nick is at Erie & Hoyne, in the middle of West Town. Full address and door instructions go out by email after your first lesson is booked.
Much of West Town is a 10-15 minute walk to the door.
The 66 Chicago Ave and 50 Damen buses both run right past the studio.
Division and Damen stops are both a short walk.
Free street parking on Hoyne and Erie almost any time.
West Town wraps the studio on every side, from the galleries and design shops along Chicago Avenue to the quieter residential blocks toward Grand. It is a working-creative neighborhood, full of people who make things for a living, and a weekly lesson slots naturally into a week already run on projects and deadlines. The studio is right here in the neighborhood, so your lesson is a short walk or a five-minute ride, not a cross-town trip.
West Town is full of creative, busy adults, and they make up most of the studio’s students: people picking piano back up, learning to sing, or finally going deeper into jazz, with a teacher who gigs around the city.
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.
Right in West Town, at Erie & Hoyne. 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 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.
“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.”
“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 the kind of teacher who makes you love the process as much as the results.”