OUR PROGRAMS
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Newborns – 8 years
PRIVATE LESSONS
Ages 4+
GROUP CLASSES
Ages 4+
SUMMER CAMPS
All ages. By experience.
ALICE S. PFAELZER CONSERVATORY
All ages. All tuition-free.
MERIT MUSIC IN COMMUNITIES
School-age children across Chicago.
MERIT By The Numbers
WHAT’S HAPPENING?
Register today for our new lineup of ONLINE music camps, classes, workshops, and electives for students of all ages. These classes are a great way to stay social and creative while you’re at home for the summer.
Merit students recorded a moving performance of Holst’s Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity in honor of the healthcare professionals and other essential workers who are keeping us safe. Watch it now.
Apply today for Merit’s 20/21 Conservatory! Access to Chicago’s best music faculty, masterclasses, performance opportunities, and peer community. Tuition-free for EVERY student.
GIVE THE GIFT OF MUSIC.
“Merit has changed my life.
It’s changed the entire trajectory of where I’m going, who I believe I am. Merit has given me these opportunities, this vision, this hope for a better dream of myself.”
OSCAR, PIANO, FRESHMAN AT UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
