New AMI Piano Instructor: Gretchen Martin Gretchen Martin is a native of Kansas. She graduated with an undergraduate degree in Piano Performance with Honors from…
New AMI Instructor: Louise Brodie, Violin
New AMI Instructor: Louise Brodie, Violin Louise Brodie performs and teaches jazz improvisation and Irish fiddling as well as classical music. She works as a…
New AMI Instructor: Ayaka Sano, Violin
New AMI Instructor: Ayaka Sano, Violin Ayaka Sano has been playing the violin since the age of 11. She attended the University of Georgia on…
New AMI Instructor: Zhivko Nikolov Guitar
New AMI Instructor: Zhivko Nikolov – Guitar Zhivko Nikolov has a B.M. and M.M. in Guitar Performance from the Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt…
New AMI Instructor: Julie Schreiner violin
New AMI Instructor: Julie Schreiner – Violin/Viola Julie is a trained Suzuki teacher who has taught both Suzuki lessons and traditional lessons to beginner through…
New AMI Instructor: Steven Suvada, Guitar
New AMI Instructor: Steven Suvada, Guitar Having just recently completed a series of 14 concert performances as a featured soloist with the Joffrey Ballet, guitarist…
New AMI Instructor: Lindsey Dondanville, Voice
Lindsey Dondanville (Soprano) is a native of Lake Zurich, Illinois. She holds both a B.M. in Vocal Performance from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2011) and…
AMI Summer Music Camp 2015
American Music Institute is proud to announce that its 2015 AMI Summer Camp was successfully held June 22-26 at AMI’s Clarendon Hills campus. Over 50…
How to play a song by ear
By Remus Badea, Executive Director, American Music Institute There are many ways to approach learning music. While many individuals choose to learn to read music…
How to pick a bow for stringed instruments
By Danielle Giulini The best place for a beginner to buy is a music store. Normally when renting a violin, it comes with a bow. A…
New AMI Faculty: Guitar and Voice
AMI is delighted to announce that two talented musicians and teachers have joined our faculty in Clarendon Hills and St. Charles. They follow in a…
Advice: Buying a Flute
Tips on Purchasing a Flute (Advice for all levels of flute lessons) By Michael Hoover Of all the wind instruments, the flute perhaps has the…