- Community School
- Music lessons, classes, and programs for all ages and skill levels
- The Academy
- A comprehensive program for advanced pre-college musicians
- Creative Arts Therapy
- Expressive art therapies for children, adults, and families
- Cultural Events
- Concerts series and events in the critically acclaimed Nichols Concert Hall
Community Engagement Programs
MIC is committed to maintaining an active role in our communities. We believe music is vital to every life and strengthens our society as a whole. MIC reaches over 6,500 children, adults, and seniors each year with diverse programming in neighborhoods across Chicago and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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Browse ARTS Link Classes Now »
The Arts Link mission…
The Music Institute of Chicago's ARTS LINK program has brought classroom music experiences, professional development opportunities, and outstanding performances to nearly 26,000 students and their teachers since 1996. The ARTS LINK program is designed to make the arts a relevant part of education, both for the intrinsic contribution of the arts to the quality of life as well as their value in enhancing learning in other subjects.
The ARTS LINK program is committed to:
- creating meaningful partnerships with public schools through professional development activities, mentoring, and curriculum innovation
- providing arts opportunities for public schools with limited access to such resources
- developing partnerships with institutions of higher education by providing professional development activities to students in the field of education
Arts Link professional development offerings…
MIC's Arts Link program offers professional development workshops throughout the school year. An approved provider of Illinois State Board of Education re-certification credit, MIC's professional development workshops are led by experienced professionals. Workshops focus on the methods and materials of arts integration as well as development of creative processes.
The Twenty-First Century Arts Integration workshop focuses on the fundamentals of arts integration. Participants discuss models of arts integration while exploring creative processes in sample arts integration activities.
The Curriculum Connections workshops focus on a variety of themes. Curriculum Connections workshops are held before MIC concerts in Nichols Hall and the Dempster Street Theatre. Participants in these workshops explore methods and materials for arts integration that before attending a live performance.
The Cultivating Creativity workshops provide classroom teachers with the opportunity to develop arts processes in music, drama, dance, and visual art. Participants in these workshops explore methods and materials while taking part in the creative process.
Arts Link classroom partnerships…
The Arts Link program collaborates with Chicago suburban schools to provide arts integration experiences to elementary classrooms. MIC's Arts Link teaching artists partner with classroom teachers to implement arts integration units. Classroom partnerships are subsidized by MIC and grants; programs are available at little or no cost to schools. Schools can custom-design partnership topics with our Arts Link teaching artists, or choose from our set programs (click on the link below to view sample units).
For more information about the Arts Link Program, contact…
Corinne Ness (click to send email)
Arts Link Program Coordinator
Music Institute of Chicago-
Corinne Ness
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Browse Evanston Escola de Samba! Classes Now »
MIC’s Brazilian music and dance group partners with several Evanston schools and agencies including the following: Youth Organizations Umbrella, Inc., the Good News Partners Program, the YMCA, and Family Focus. This program widens the opportunities and engagement of minority children and those with limited economic resources through free after-school percussion and dance classes.
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Chris Hasselbring
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Christina Trumbach
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Browse Evanston Hose Horn Residency Classes Now »
In 2006, Chris Hasselbring, MIC trumpet faculty, developed a unique hybrid instrument: a modern trumpet modified into a valve-less, “historical” trumpet or “hose horn.” This innovative and inexpensive instrument is made with a scrap trumpet and vinyl tubing and serves as an excellent introduction to brass playing for young students.
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Chris Hasselbring
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Browse Performers In Our Communities Classes Now »
MIC actively partners with senior and community centers, other arts, organizations