Wicker Park is right next door to the studio at Erie & Hoyne, an easy walk or quick ride. 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, just south of Wicker Park. Full address and door instructions come by email once your first lesson is booked.
From most of Wicker Park you’re at the door in 15 minutes or so.
The 50 Damen bus runs straight down to Erie; the 66 Chicago Ave is close too.
Damen and Division stops are both an easy walk.
Five minutes by car, with free street parking on Hoyne and Erie.
Wicker Park is right next door to the studio, and it is about as musical a neighborhood as Chicago has, with a deep record-store, live-music, working-artist streak running through it. Plenty of people here played seriously once and let it slide when life got busy. A weekly lesson a short walk from the six corners is an easy way to pick the thread back up, on your own songs, at an adult pace.
Wicker Park has always run on music and art. The students who come from here are usually adults who want a real teacher and a real room, lessons built around the songs and styles they actually care about.
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, just south of Wicker Park, an easy walk or five-minute drive. The full address and door instructions go out by email once your trial or 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, 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.
One or two emails a season. No spam, ever.