RHYTHM
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Piano
Guitar
Voice
Violin
Drums
Bass / Ukulele
First lesson is on us.
30 minutes, in person or over Zoom. We listen, you play (or don’t). Then we plan a season together.
Pick your instrument.
Two sides, six tracks.
Every program runs as 8-week seasons with a recital weekend at the end of each block. Switch instruments between seasons at no extra cost — we’d rather you find the right one than stick out the wrong one.
Piano
Classical, jazz & contemporary. Steinway studio, weekly 1:1 with a conservatory-trained instructor.
- Ages 5+
- 30 / 45 / 60 min
- From $35 / lesson
Guitar
Acoustic, electric, or classical. Group jam circles every Saturday afternoon, included.
- Ages 7+
- 30 / 45 min
- From $38 / lesson
Voice
Pop, musical theatre & classical technique. Includes vocal-health screening with each new student.
- Ages 8+
- 30 / 45 min
- From $42 / lesson
Violin
Suzuki & traditional methods. Loaner instruments available for first-year students at no extra charge.
- Ages 5+
- 30 / 45 min
- From $40 / lesson
Drums
Acoustic kit + e-kit studios. Soundproofed rooms (your downstairs neighbors will thank us).
- Ages 7+
- 30 / 45 min
- From $40 / lesson
Bass & Ukulele
Electric bass, upright, or four-string ukulele — perfect entry points for late-starting adults.
- Ages 8+
- 30 / 45 min
- From $35 / lesson
A program written
for your age.
Tiny hands and grown-up hobbyists need different curriculums — and we run them all under one roof.
Little Stars
Music-and-movement, group ear-training, intro piano & mini violin. Always 1:1 with a parent in the room.
- Mini piano, violin, voice
- Group classes 3× / week
- End-of-season showcase
Young Musicians
The full instrument roster. Weekly 1:1, optional group ensemble, theory workbooks & a spring recital.
- All seven instruments
- Weekly 1:1 + ensemble
- RCM / ABRSM exam prep
Teens & Adults
Late-starting hobbyists, returning players, songwriters, professionals tuning up. Flexible scheduling.
- Self-paced syllabus
- Evening & weekend slots
- Recording-studio access
The instructors,
by the numbers.
All fifteen are conservatory-trained, currently performing or recording, and have at least four years of private-teaching experience before they ever take a Crescendo student.
Elena Voss
- MMJuilliard '14
- 11 yrteaching
- RCM 10examiner
Marcus Webb
- BMBerklee
- 9 yrteaching
- 3recorded albums
Yuki Tanaka
- MMNorthwestern
- 7 yrteaching
- Goodmanchorus 2024
David Park
- DMAU. of Michigan
- 14 yrteaching
- CSOsub roster
Jamie Rivera
- BFADePaul
- 8 yrteaching
- 2xChicago Jazz Fest
The Spring
Recital.
Eighty students on the bill. One Saturday afternoon at the Lake Theatre. Free to attend, all guests welcome — every family member, every neighbour, every grandparent on a Zoom link.
- 02:00 PMLittle Stars · Music & Movement
- 02:45 PMYoung Musicians · Strings ensemble
- 03:30 PMYoung Musicians · Piano showcase
- 04:15 PMTeens & Adults · Songwriter set
- 05:00 PMFull Academy · Closing chorus
RECITAL
When does your week
have a half-hour?
4.9 on Google.
238 reviews on record.
“Our daughter cried before her first lesson and danced out of her tenth. Elena pairs technical work with such patience — she made piano feel like a game my kid was winning.”
“I picked up guitar at 43, after twenty years of not. Marcus rebuilt every habit and put real songs in my hands. Played a 30-min set at the recital. My kids cried. Worth every dollar.”
“David Park is the violin teacher I wish I’d had at six. My daughter passed her RCM Grade 4 with distinction. The studio is calm, real, and the price is fair for what you get.”
Stop by & listen.
Crescendo Music Academy
143 South Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park, IL 60302
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- Mon — Fri
- 02:00 PM — 09:00 PM
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- Saturday
- 09:00 AM — 06:00 PM
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- Sunday
- Closed (instructors at recitals)
RHYTHM
- PIANO
- VIOLIN
- VOICE
- DRUMS
- GUITAR
- BASS
- UKULELE
Music lessons for every age, every instrument, every level. Open seven days a week (we keep Sunday for recitals).
143 S Oak Park Ave · Oak Park, IL 60302
(708) 555-0192 · [email protected]