I love going to merit and hearing all the different music going on, its a great environment :)

If this is the original Merit off of Dearborn st downtown chicago do you still show or have videos of recitals and duets film on Chanel 11? Best times of Chicago!

Weve loved Merits virtual music class for our 1.5yo son. Exposure to music (and in both English and Spanish) at such a young age is so important. He loves singing, dancing and playing instruments with Ms. Sally!

My family loves Merit Music. My daughter studied with Ms. Elena for 12 years. Her instruction was caring and deeply informed; Ms.Elena is an inspiring artists. My nephew and neighbors have enthusiastically attended various classes over the years. I highly recommend Merit.

In times of Covid, Merit has been a consistent bright spot for our family. No, its not the same as being in class, but Merit has pivoted quickly to figure out how to keep children engaged and singing and exploring beats even virtually. Also, we love Miss Kristen Regesters playfully imagination, like camping-theme sessions. Thank you Merit!

I am an adult piano student at Merit and am very happy with lessons here. The calibre of teachers and professionals is tops and I witness how they inspire dedication and love for music in their students, which inspires me to keep learning and practicing.

Our toddler has been in Ms. Annaeka’s class for several sessions, and I can’t say enough about her. She’s a wonderful teacher who understands and appreciates young children, and she’s worked incredibly hard to make virtual classes during COVID a good experience. Our son looks forward to class each week and is developing a love of music and movement thanks to Ms. Annaeka! If your child or family has the opportunity to take one of her classes, I highly recommend it.

Merit School has been amazing in providing services in person and through Zoom. Ms. Sally has been so phenomenal and supportive of us and our school.

My experience at Merit was awful and honestly disappointing. I attended a summer camp there and many of the music teachers were extremely unprofessional and inappropriate. One of my encounters with a flute teacher (I think her name was Susan Crandall) was particularly harsh. She told me that I sucked at flute, and was put into the highest band at my high school because people felt sorry for me. Her words were very cruel and discouraging; she was insulting. I told my parents about what this teacher said and they called Merit many times but nobody answered, even though the school promised us an explanation. Obviously Merit had no explanation for what had happened. There had been various encounters before this one, too. This teacher wasnt the only person who I had seen act unprofessionally. If you/your child is interested in taking music lessons, do not go to Merit. It is a waste of money and time.

Unprofessional, I believe they only have one teacher. They charge a lot of money and it is not worth it. I switched my kid for another day of the class and it is the same teacher. The only thing she do is sing and read stories. Disappointing for music class.

I love taking lessons there! I took violin and I had a wonderful time ! All of the teachers were very nice and respectful of their students, But they also had expectations of their students. Im now going to start guitar there too. I cant wait to go back!

An experience for anyone, Merit has a great faculty. Ive spent many memorable years here and highly recommended this music school .

I bought tickets to a comedy show that was to be held at this institution. I then found out the show was cancelled by this institution as a form of censorship. I thought free expression was a staple of art and question the ethics of Merit and any other school simultaneously promoting art and censorship

This is a wonderful facility with a staff that truly cares. Their support of the community and their students is excellent.

I have never visited the school, but they had a showcase in the park a few weeks ago and they were EXCELLENT! So neat to see little kids show such amazing talent.

Its a lovely online school, the teachers are nice the work is easy to understand and the school area is great for teen and children.

Do not go there.Takes private piano lessons at this facility. There were 32 lessons in a school year. Teacher wont track each students schedule. Just use the generic one for everyone. So we had to track the schedule by ourselves since $60 is the cost for one single lesson.In the first year, we were given 31 lessons. In the 2nd year, we were given 29 lessons. Talked to the staff and were told that there were hundreds of students asking for the same thing.Overall, unorganized facility.

I dont understand the work and its a fast pace like only one subject per lesson how am i going to remember that. Its uncontrollably boring and i hate staying to the house all day long just sitting there doing work and waiting to the next classconnect. :(

The Best school！The best teacher！We really appericiate this school！So it is too difficult to register，especially private piano lessons！

We cannot recommend this music school highly enough or often enough! We started our infant twin girls in a class, which we loved, took a break, and came back. They play the classical guitar and cello and they love it! We never have to badger them to practice at home. They cannot wait to show us what theyve learned. And they get better and better all the time. Their teachers are kind, pleasant, professional, knowledgeable, and their biggest cheerleaders! Mr. Sherman, Ms. Anna, Ms. Janz, Mr. Klingler, and Mr. Smith just to name a few. Every teacher theyve had has been an inspiration. We could go on and on. If your child has any desire to learn an instrument, Merit is the school for you!

Unprofessional faculty. Very disappointing. Dont spend your money on Merit. Youll regret it.

I am a student here and it has helped me learn alot and in a very short time the teachers are very nice but strict at the same time, I would recommend Merit Music school to anyone who want to learn musical arts.

We love Merit, they really work with you to keep your child into music. My children have been playing here for 2 years

Very disappointing, they dont care about art or self expression. Only censorship. Dont ever give them a dime of your money.

Canceled venue for no reason, cost me alot of money...Very Unprofessional!!!

So great to build your life