Music Institute of Chicago - (847) 905-1500

A community music school serving Chicagoland since 1930.

Community Music Schools: whose reputation for the excellence of its teaching faculty, attracts students of all ages, abilities and socio-economic backgrounds across Illinois. Campuses in Evanston East and West, Wilmette, Winnetka, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Downer's Grove, Lincolnshire, and Northbrook.

The Academy: a nationally-recognized program offering the finest and most comprehensive pre-collegiate music education for gifted pianists and string students who have made a commitment to a career in music. The Academy is held on Saturdays throughout the school year at Ravinia.

The Institute for Therapy through the Arts (ITA): provides creative arts therapy to thousands of people annually with special physical and emotional needs at more than 90 locations throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area. ITA is based out of our Evanston West campus.

Public Performance Programs: are offered in Nichols Concert Hall a magnificently restored and acoustically-exceptional landmark building in East Evanston, steps from the Davis Street Metra and Purple Line stops and Northwestern University. These programs provide opportunities for the public to experience world class artists, MIC artists-in-residence and faculty, student and other special events.

The Music Institute of Chicago (MIC) is ranked as one of the three largest and most respected community music schools in the country, setting national standards for excellence in music education. MIC was the first community music school in Illinois to be accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, the body that accredits college/university music departments.

With a world-renowned faculty and exceptional creative arts therapy staff, MIC provides music education and clinical services for people of all ages and abilities across numerous inner-city sites, two satellite locations in Northbrook and Downers Grove and six permanent campuses located in Evanston (2), Lincolnshire, Winnetka, Highland Park and Lake Forest.

MIC is passionate about the value of music for all people and is committed to providing every student with a comprehensive music education that transforms their lives. MIC students (ages four months to 101 years) come from neighborhoods across Chicago, and more than 90 communities in Cook, DuPage, Lake, and Mc Henry Counties as well as as well as from nine other states and foreign countries.

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