Mary O'Rourke Mary O'Rourke

Become A Practice Champion!

Our 100 days of practice challenge is well underway and our students continue to impress us every day with their tenacity, their creativity and their hard work and focus!

Whether you are participating in the challenge or not, it is always important to change things up in your practice routine. Check out the tips below and consider incorporating some!

What are your favorite practice tips? We would love to hear what you're doing at home!

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Mary O'Rourke Mary O'Rourke

Celebrating Black Chicago Artists

Chicago has a rich and important history of Black Artists that have had changed the arts with a lasting impression and impact across the globe.

We want to share a few of Chicago Black Artists from the past and present who have made a significant contribution to the arts and who are serving communities.

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Ashley Trumbo Ashley Trumbo

Music House Covid-19 Update

The safety of our families and staff are our number one priority. We are adhering to guidance from the health department and CDC to ensure that our in person classes are safe for all.

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Ashley Trumbo Ashley Trumbo

Standing in Solidarity

We are deeply saddened by the killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery and so many more Black Americans. We are listening, educating ourselves, and standing with our families to help create a safer and more just society.

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Mary O'Rourke Mary O'Rourke

Are you Ready to Hit the Stage?

Dancers, are you ready to hit the stage? Take a look at this performance checklist for tips, tricks, and new ideas to make performance day easy breezy!

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Ashley Trumbo Ashley Trumbo

A Letter From Our Family to Yours

With the news that CPS will be closed until April 20 and many of us required to stay in, we have been thinking about how to best serve our families, teachers, and staff in a way that is fair, thoughtful, and empathetic to the needs of everyone.

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