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

Meet Emma, a first-time student at Merit’s Clarinet Camp. Fourteen-year-old Emma has been playing clarinet for a year and a half, and this summer she wants to improve her technique