If you live in Wicker Park, the Music with Nick studio is the closest private music studio you can find — a short bus or 15-minute walk from the Damen Blue Line stop — or 10 minutes from Division, in Ukrainian Village at Erie & Hoyne. Adult and teen students, all levels, real piano and voice instruction from a working Chicago musician.
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The studio sits at Erie & Hoyne in Ukrainian Village — just east of Wicker Park. Address is 2100 W Erie St for navigation; student entrance is at 650 N Hoyne Ave (back door of the same building).
15-minute walk from Damen, or 10-min from Division. Closer to your apartment than most rehearsal spaces.
The 66 Chicago bus runs straight through Wicker Park to Hoyne. The 50 Damen drops you 5 minutes from the studio.
1.5 miles from the heart of Wicker Park. An easy walk in spring/fall, a short bike in summer.
Free street parking on Hoyne and Erie almost any time. Quicker than driving to a Loop teacher.
Wicker Park students often come for one of three things — (1) coming back to piano after years away and wanting something that takes the music seriously rather than method-book exercises, (2) picking up voice work specifically for pop, R&B, jazz, or musical theater rather than classical, or (3) finally taking lessons after years of being self-taught and hitting a ceiling.
Lessons are private — one student, one teacher, 50 minutes per session. Pricing runs from a single lesson ($125) up to the Semester Pack ($1,600 for 16). The most common starting point is the 4-Lesson Pack at $450, which gets you four lessons spread over four to eight weeks to see if the fit's right.
The easiest first step is a free 15-minute intro call. We talk about what you're trying to play, where you are now, and whether the studio's the right fit. No audition, no pressure.
“Real teaching, no method-book filler. I’ve worked through more in a few months with Nick than I had in years of trying to teach myself.”
“Nick met me where I was — somewhere between rusty and self-taught — and built me into someone who can sit down at a piano and actually play.”
“My kid actually looks forward to lessons. That’s never happened with a music teacher before.”