Varied Musical Instruction

A Touch of Classical Plus, Inc.
Violin, Piano, Flute, Voice and Early Childhood Music Classes
Contact: Phyllis Calderon
7204 S. Ridgeland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60649
(773) 667-2487
atcpmusic@aol.com

Hooked on Drums
African Drumming for Urban Youth at Kennicott Park
4434 S. Lake Park Ave., Room 211 (60653)
643-8204
friedberg@hookedondrums.org

Hyde Park Suzuki Institute, Inc.
violin, viola, cello, piano, guitar, flute, early childhood classes and theory
United Church of Hyde Park
1448 E. 53rd St.
Contact: Lucinda Ali
(773) 643-1388
lucindaali@hydeparksuzuki.com

Hyde Park Youth Symphony
Junior Strings, Intermediate & Senior Orchestra
Hyde Park Union Church
5600 S. Woodlawn
Contact: Christopher Ramaekers, Music Director
(248) 935-6694
director@hpys.org

Joan's Studio for the Performing Arts
Instrumental Instruction and Dance
1438 E. 57th
Contact: Joan Steggemann
(773) 493-9288

Chris Joye Music
Electric bass, theory, composition, film scoring
5020 S Lake Shore Dr. #2016N
Chicago, IL 60615
610-563-3014
Chris@chrisjoyemusic.com

Sightreading and Aural Skills
Charlotte Lehnhoff
1451 E. 52nd St. #3
(773) 324-6996
chlehnhoff@sbcglobal.net

MTHP News and local events

One Score, One Chicago: Blackstone Library will host a lecture on Mahler's 8th Symphony, "Symphony of a Thousand" on Monday, July 28th at 7:00 p.m

The Eighth Annual Summer Ensemble Fest July 7 - 17, 2008 is now in progress

News of our members

News of our students

Catherine Zhou, student of Laura Fenster, performed on WFMT's program Introductions on Saturday, June 21. You can listen again to the entire program here or here

Amy Broadbent, student of Elaine B. Smith, played in the master class for the Chicago Area Music Teachers Association workshop given by Paul Wirth on Friday, June 20, at Roosevelt University.

Interesting articles and links

At the New York Times, an article about new software that can edit out wrong notes in recordings

from the New York Times: The Academy - teaching music in the NY public schools