As we eagerly await Play On, our 7th annual benefit concert hosted by Merit’s Associate Board, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Will Miller, trumpeter, producer, and the

In the midst of all the exciting cultural and educational opportunities that accompany Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re taking a moment to appreciate Merit’s Early Childhood and General Music Program Director,

https://youtube.com/shorts/JvUrcOB3anM Meet Meve! This 10-year-old has a passion for music that can’t be contained to just one instrument. She studies both cello and violin at Merit – South Shore, and

https://youtube.com/shorts/J0XYw5r-aNw Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year at Merit School of Music! From Near North to South Shore and beyond, Merit students are making music all throughout the city of

Meet Ellen, a 16-year-old cellist studying at Merit School of Music – Near North! She has spent nearly her entire life immersed in music, beginning at only 18 months old

There’s nothing quite like the first time a child picks up an instrument and experiences that spark of curiosity, the joy of making sound, and the early confidence that swells