MERIT NEWS Merit’s Building Reopens After 1 Full Year of Virtual Instruction! The first day back was full of excitement –– students and teachers buzzed with new energy & music … Continued
MUSIC BUILDS COMMUNITY “I would be lost if it had not been for the close-knit Merit community – spanning from administration to faculty & throughout the student body – it … Continued
Merit School of Music’s Board is growing! Merit is proud to welcome five new Board of Trustees members and introduce our new Associate Board Chair. MICHAEL ANDREWS Reynolds Consumer … Continued
WHY MUSIC? A new study from MIT found that learning music, not coding, makes kids smarter. Neuroscience shows that learning a musical instrument increases brain power and functionality, in the … Continued
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, First Lady Amy Eshleman, and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) have named two talented Merit School of Music students, along with … Continued
Merit School of Music is proud to share that of the 93 student musicians selected for the Chicago Musical Pathway Initiative’s (CMPI) 2020/21 academic year, 32 of them hail from … Continued
Merit School of Music is a proud partner of The Foundation for Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation’s (FHSR) Music to My Ears program. Launched in 2019, the Music to My Ears … Continued
Watch the live recording of DanceVision 2020: The Music of Black Voices: Merit School of Music is teaming up with Ballet Chicago to present DanceVision 2020: The Music of Black … Continued
Merit School of Music’s faculty and staff have strived to bring music to families in innovative ways throughout the pandemic. From launching online summer electives on conducting and sound engineering, … Continued
Congratulations to the four Merit School of Music Conservatory chamber groups that placed in the Junior Wind Division of the 2020 Fischoff National Chamber Music Association. The Purple Hippopotami Quartet … Continued