About Piano Power
Piano Power has been inspiring the lifelong love of music in families in Chicago and the northern suburbs for over 16 years.
What happens when you schedule a call with Piano Power?
We ask questions about your student.
What’s your student’s learning style? Favorite music? Qualities they respond to in a teacher?
We want to know! This info is crucial for step two.
We find the perfect teacher match.
Did we mention we love our teachers? We do! They’re spectacular, and we’re certain one of them will be a perfect match for your unique student.
After the first lesson, we check in.
How’d the lesson go? Are there questions or concerns? We’ll do everything we can to make sure you and your student are thrilled moving forward.
The music plays!
We believe that when teacher and student are in-sync, magical things happen. Sit back and enjoy as your student develops a lifelong love of music.
We stay connected.
Throughout the duration of your lessons, our Studio Director Andrew is always just a call or email away. Plus our ace admin team is accessible and efficient, making scheduling changes quick and easy.
What makes Piano Power stand out from your other options?
1. We value our teachers.
We are not a teacher farm! We’re very selective about who teaches for us, and we believe that happy teachers make happy students. That’s why we do our best to create a positive, rewarding work environment for our teachers.
We’ve been around since 2007, which means we’ve had more than fifteen years experience meeting and talking with potential music teachers. We’ve learned which qualities make a music teacher great, and we’re proud of each and every one we’ve chosen.
Read about how a a teacher-focused company like ours is ultimately better for you, the client.
2. We come to you.
Typically our lessons are in-person, in the comfort of home. Which means no extra driving time, no bored siblings, no stress.
If you sign up for online lessons but plan to eventually move to in-person, we’ll accommodate you. We harmonize with your life!
3. We understand your student.
Our Studio Director Andrew talks in-depth with every single student or parent about likes and dislikes, goals, learning styles, and more. We want to understand our students so that, at every lesson, they know their teacher “gets” them.
4. We have awesome recitals!
Goals are important for student success. That’s why we have two recitals every year, and multiple video contests to keep students engaged.
5. We have the best admin team in town.
Need to change your schedule or cancel a lesson? We pride ourselves on being accessible to our families and offering friendly, thorough feedback.
The People and Places We Serve
We work with students of (almost) all ages.
We work with students of all ages, including teenagers and adults. We recommend that young children be at least five years old before starting private lessons.
We teach lessons in Chicago and the northern suburbs.
Our piano, guitar, drum, and voice lessons are offered in the following North Shore suburbs: Deerfield, Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Golf, Highland Park, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lincolnshire, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Northbrook, Northfield, Riverwoods, Skokie, Wilmette, and Winnetka.
We also serve the following Chicago neighborhoods: Albany Park, Andersonville, Avondale, Bucktown, Edgebrook, Edgewater, Gold Coast, Humboldt Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Lincoln Square, Logan Square, Near North, North Center, Ravenswood, River North, Rogers Park, Roscoe Village, Uptown, West Rogers Park, West Town, and Wicker Park.
If you don’t see your neighborhood or suburb listed here we may still be able to serve you. Please contact us.
Our Staff
Sammie Arizmendi
Alex Costis
Andrew Doney
Marla Egert
Lara Levitan
Abraham Levitan
Our Partners
Changing Worlds
Changing Worlds exists to foster inclusive communities through oral history, writing and art programs that improve student learning, affirm identity and enhance cross-cultural understanding.
Chicago Home Tutor
Chicago Home Tutor offers expert tutoring in the convenience of your home, school, or wherever they are needed. Their tutors are certified teachers, learning behavior specialists, reading specialists, and school psychologists with expertise in supporting all learning needs including students with ADHD, learning disabilities, and executive functioning deficits. They provide literacy and math tutoring, homework support, executive functioning coaching, home school instruction, and much more.
Mention Piano Power for $50 off your first session!
MyGuru Tutoring & Test Prep
MyGuru offers highly personalized tutoring and test prep for the PSAT, SAT, ACT, CPS Selective Enrollment exams, and many other standardized tests. They also offer academic subject tutoring. Each SAT or ACT tutor, for example, has many years of experience, an impressive academic background with an undergraduate and/or graduate degree from a highly selective university, and is trained to focus on customized study plan development that builds core skills.
Mention Piano Power for a free 30 minute online diagnostic session!
Mission Propelle
Mission Propelle is a yoga company that empowers kids to fight for equity by connecting them to their voices, bodies, and community. Through yoga and reading, children become emotionally intelligent and physically strong leaders. We offer yoga classes for ages 2-18 as well as children’s yoga certification courses for adults.
Coupon code for Piano Power clients: $15 discount any class, camp, or certification with code PIANOPOWER
(Note: all live virtual children’s yoga classes are currently free and pay-what-you-can)
Game On! Sports 4 Girls
Game On! Sports 4 Girls works to impact girls of all skill levels, grades Pre-K through 8th, to harness the power of sport to foster confidence and strong character, along with a lifelong commitment to an active, healthy lifestyle. Game On! offers multi-sport programming that includes summer day camps, school year classes, events, clinics and community projects that focus on an empowering, warm and FUN environment. We teach and play multiple sports with exposure to role models and attention to the concepts of TEAM. Since 2007, our passion and mission has been to ensure every Game On! girl experiences growth as an athlete and a person, along with a deep sense of what it means to feel empowered, confident, proud and “GirlStrong.”