Sometimes a lifelong passion starts quietly: a child strums a chord for the first time, draws a bow across a string, or plays their first scale on the piano. In […]
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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