Music makes the world go round! Kids benefit from all sorts of interactions with music. If you’re looking to dive a little deeper, we’ve got you covered. We have a comprehensive guide just for you, broken down by category to help your kids further their vocal skills, learn to plan an instrument, or groove to the beat.
If you’re looking for other types of music-oriented classes, including dance lessons and children’s choirs, be sure to check out our full guide to kids classes.
This article is sponsored by Mattix Music Studio.
Mattix Music Studio
Mattix Music Studio
Grand Avenue Community Center
4211 Grand Avenue
Western Springs, IL 60558
(708) 638-3027
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Join Mattix Music Studio for musical fun for all ages and abilities in Western Springs!
Private Lessons (age 3+)
Piano, Violin, Viola, Voice, Trumpet, & Guitar
Learn one-on-one with their incredible faculty. Traditional and Suzuki Methods available 7 days a week. In-Studio, Virtual or In-Home. Register at mattixmusic.com/private-lesson-registration/.
Music Together® (ages 0-5)
Sing, dance, play instruments and grow! Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and big kids will love making music! Register at mattixmusic.com/music-together-registration.
Exploring Music (Pre-K & K-2nd)
Explore piano, singing, rhythm and music basics in our fun and engaging small group classes for preschoolers and kindergarten-2nd graders. Register at mattixmusic.com/exploring-music/.
Exploring Singing (1st & 2nd)
Love to sing? Come explore singing in a fun small group setting. You’ll love our fun songs and community of friends. 8 week sessions available. Register at mattixmusic.com/exploring-singing.
From beginner to advanced, there are wonderful options all over the western suburbs of Chicago for your musical child. If you have a local studio or music teacher you would recommend who is not included, please comment below!
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Instrument Lessons | Voice Lessons
Instrument Lessons for Kids
*Please note the particular instruments taught under each location.
Above and Beyond Music Lessons & Store
7009 Ogden Avenue
Berwyn, IL 60402
(708) 484-4444
Piano, guitar, ukulele, drums, violin, saxophone, trumpet, and trombone.
Bloomingdale School of Music
108 3rd Street
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
(630) 351-0023
Offering piano, keyboard, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, viola, ukulele, violin, cello and voice lessons.
A Sound Education
9433 Ogden Avenue
Brookfield, IL 60513
(708) 485-5074
Banjo, bass guitar, baritone saxophone, cello, clarinet, drums, flute, french horn, guitar, keyboard, mandolin, organ, piano, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, ukulele, viola, violin, and xylophone (bells/marimba).
Murphy Roche School of Irish Music
11309 72nd Street
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
(630) 212-7679
Traditional Irish music with acoustic instrument lessons, including violin/fiddle, flute, harp, mandolin, banjo, concertina, accordion, and guitar.
Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 728-6000
Group music classes in guitar, fiddle, piano, drums, and banjo.
Hinsdale Music Studio
28 E. Hinsdale Avenue, lower suite #1
Hinsdale IL, 60521
(630) 323-9373
School of Rock
Locations in Arlington Heights, Elmhurst, Hinsdale, Glen Ellyn, Naperville, Oak Park, and Schaumburg.
Guitar, bass, keyboards, and drums.
American Music Institute
60 55th Street, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
1032 Maple Avenue, Downers Grove, IL 60515
(630) 850-8505
Piano, violin, and guitar lessons in all symphonic wind, brass, percussion, and string instruments.
Clarendon Hills Music Academy
4 South Prospect Avenue
Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
(630) 98-MUSIC
Piano, guitar, ukulele, bass, and drums.
Matt Suckrow Music Lessons
Lombard, IL
Guitar, bass, ukelele
Songbird School of Music
300 W Lake St Suite 204
Elmhurst, IL 60126
(331) 979-7940
Guitar, piano, voice, drums, ukulele, bass
Elmhurst College
190 Prospect Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126
(630) 617-3330
Musicianship and piano.
Elmhurst Music Academy
611 North York Road
Elmhurst, Illinois
(630) 518-9500
Guitar, piano, drums, bass and violin.
Kagan & Gaines Music Company
7655 West Roosevelt Road
Forest Park, IL 60130
(708) 771-2152
Guitar, bass, drums, woodwinds, brass, piano, and strings.
Gasse School of Music
7641 Polk Street
Forest Park, IL 60130
(708) 488-8117
Individual and group lessons in violin, viola, cello, piano, and guitar.
B Sharp Music for Children
Glen Ellyn Park District
185 Spring Avenue
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 965-0825
Piano lessons for group, private, and semi-private.
Bella Artes School of Music
505 Crescent Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
400 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
(630) 386-7680
Private lessons in: piano, guitar, violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, french horn, saxophone, and drums.
First Conservatory of La Grange
100 South 6th Avenue
La Grange, IL 60525
(708) 352-8843
Piano lessons as well as band and orchestral instruments including: violin, viola, cello, string bass, oboe, clarinet, and saxophone.
Stacey De & Company
1946 University Lane
Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 541-6072
Piano, guitar, violin, cello, percussion, and woodwinds.
Naperville Suzuki School
32 Foxcroft Road
Naperville, IL 60565
(630) 420-9309
Violin, cello, and viola.
Bach to Rock
Locations in Naperville, Arlington Heights, and Northbrook
Guitar, piano, ukulele, and drums.
Academy of Movement & Music
605 Lake Street
Oak Park, Illinois
(708) 848-2329
Piano, flute, and guitar.
Cappelli Institute of Music
1053 Lake Street
2nd Floor
Oak Park, IL 60301
(708) 445-8460
Piano, guitar, upright, and electric bass, harp, violin, and viola online and in-person.
The Language and Music School
509 N Oak Park Ave
Oak Park, IL 60302
(708) 524-5252
Piano, cello, guitar, drums, bagpipes, upright bass, harmonica, trumpet, accordion, mandolin, viola, trombone, tuba, saxophone, clarinet, violin, euphonium, and ukulele lessons.
Oak Park School of Music
844 Madison Street
Oak Park, IL 60130
Piano, guitar, violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, and drums.
Oak Park String Academy
350 Harrison Street
Oak Park, IL 60304
(708) 800-6772
Violin, cello, and piano.
Anderson Music Studio
Ascension Lutheran Church
400 Nuttall Road
Riverside, IL 60546
(708) 695-7383
Anderson Music Studio has joined the Riverside community offering Suzuki method violin lessons to children as young as three.
Schaumburg Music Academy
1429 W. Schaumburg Rd
Schaumburg, IL 60194
(847) 383-0490
Mattix Music Studio
Mattix Music Studio
Grand Avenue Community Center
4211 Grand Avenue
Western Springs, IL 60558
(708) 638-3027
Website | Email | Facebook | Instagram
Join Mattix Music Studio for musical fun for all ages and abilities in Western Springs!
Private Lessons (age 3+)
Piano, Violin, Viola, Voice, Trumpet, & Guitar
Learn one-on-one with their incredible faculty. Traditional and Suzuki Methods available 7 days a week. In-Studio, Virtual or In-Home. Register at mattixmusic.com/private-lesson-registration/.
Music Together® (ages 0-5)
Sing, dance, play instruments and grow! Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and big kids will love making music! Register at mattixmusic.com/music-together-registration.
Exploring Music (Pre-K & K-2nd)
Explore piano, singing, rhythm and music basics in our fun and engaging small group classes for preschoolers and kindergarten-2nd graders. Register at mattixmusic.com/exploring-music/.
Exploring Singing (1st & 2nd)
Love to sing? Come explore singing in a fun small group setting. You’ll love our fun songs and community of friends. 8 week sessions available. Register at mattixmusic.com/exploring-singing.
Music Makers of Western Springs
4332 Howard Avenue
Western Springs, IL 60558
(708) 246-8222
Piano, guitar, bass guitar, violin, viola, cello, ukulele, banjo, drums & percussion, clarinet, saxophone, flute, trumpet, and trombone.
Western Springs School of Talent Education
1106 Chestnut St
Western Springs, IL 60558
Violin, viola, and cello.
Academy of Music & Art
350 East Ogden Avenue
Westmont, IL 60559
(630) 654-8426
Guitar, piano, cello, violin, viola, drum, bass guitar, clarinet, flute, trumpet, trombone, and saxophone.
Cello with Kelsey
St. Matthew UCC
1420 S Gables Blvd
Wheaton, IL 60189
(630) 337-5293
In-person and online private and group cello lessons.
Jerry Evans School of Music
210 N Main Street
Wheaton, IL 60187
(630) 359-7725
In-person and online lessons available.
Suburban Music
210 W Front Street
Wheaton, IL 60187
(630) 682-4291
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Instruments | voice
Voice Lessons for Kids
Above and Beyond Music Lessons & Store
7009 Ogden Avenue
Berwyn, IL 60402
(708) 484-4444
A Sound Education
9433 Ogden Avenue
Brookfield, IL 60513
(708) 485-5074
Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 728-6000
School of Rock
Locations in Elmhurst, Glen Ellyn, Hinsdale, Naperville, Oak Park, and Schaumburg
American Music Institute
60 55th Street
Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
(630) 850-8505
1032 Maple Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Clarendon Hills Music Academy
4 South Prospect Avenue
Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
(630) 98-MUSIC
Elmhurst Music Academy
611 North York
Elmhurst, IL 60126
(630) 518-9500
Bella Artes School of Music
505 Crescent Blvd
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 386-7680
First Conservatory of LaGrange
100 South 6th Avenue
La Grange, IL 60525
(708) 352-8843
Stacey De & Company
1946 University Lane
Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 541-6072
Cappelli Institute of Music
1053 Lake Street
2nd Floor
Oak Park, IL 60301
(708) 445-8460
The Language & Music School
150 North Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park, IL 60301
(708) 524-5252
Schaumburg Music Academy
1429 W. Schaumburg Rd
Schaumburg, IL 60194
(847) 383-0490
Mattix Music Studio
Mattix Music Studio
Grand Avenue Community Center
4211 Grand Avenue
Western Springs, IL 60558
(708) 638-3027
Website | Email | Facebook | Instagram
Join Mattix Music Studio for musical fun for all ages and abilities in Western Springs!
Private Lessons (age 3+)
Piano, Violin, Viola, Voice, Trumpet, & Guitar
Learn one-on-one with their incredible faculty. Traditional and Suzuki Methods available 7 days a week. In-Studio, Virtual or In-Home. Register at mattixmusic.com/private-lesson-registration/.
Music Together® (ages 0-5)
Sing, dance, play instruments and grow! Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and big kids will love making music! Register at mattixmusic.com/music-together-registration.
Exploring Music (Pre-K & K-2nd)
Explore piano, singing, rhythm and music basics in our fun and engaging small group classes for preschoolers and kindergarten-2nd graders. Register at mattixmusic.com/exploring-music/.
Exploring Singing (1st & 2nd)
Love to sing? Come explore singing in a fun small group setting. You’ll love our fun songs and community of friends. 8 week sessions available. Register at mattixmusic.com/exploring-singing.
Music Makers of Western Springs
4332 Howard Avenue
Western Springs, IL 60558
(708) 246-8222
Academy of Music & Art
350 East Ogden Avenue
Westmont, IL 60559
(630) 654-8426
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Instruments | voice
Looking for music classes for little kids? Head to our Guide to Classes for Little Kids. You can also check out even more classes for kids in Chicago’s west and northwest suburbs for fine arts, sports, and more!
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AWESOME! A directory of music classes for kids! Got plenty to choose from. I’m eager to look up reviews on some of these, my son needs to get into music right away and my daughter isn’t much of a music lover yet but I’m looking to change that.