Our Mission
We provide an exceptional music education to a diverse community as a path for social, emotional and character development.
  • Why Music?
  • Our Desired Impact
  • Our Recipe
  • Who We Serve
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​Music serves as a vehicle unlike any other for children to accelerate the development of their intellectual capacity, social and emotional behaviors and skills, and find their unique voice.
Our programs are intended to help children realize their full potential as creative and thoughtful musical artists who value excellence, possess self-awareness, self-confidence, the ability to self-manage, think critically and wisely, develop effective and caring relationships, and find their unique voices through music. 
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To achieve our impact, ChiME programs focus on:
  • Mastery of musical literacy, artistry, and technique
  • Development and awareness of 21st century skills used in the process of music learning
  • Involving the parent or caregiver in the process of learning
  • Providing a unique pathway for diverse learners to achieve non-musical goals
The Chicago Center for Music Education (ChiME) will serve approximately 3,000 children this year through its programs in Chicago Public Schools and partner organizations in the neighborhoods of:
  • Budlong Woods
  • Clearing
  • Near West Side
  • Edison Park
  • Gage Park
  • Garfield Park
  • West Town
75% of the children ChiME serves in Chicago Public Schools come from low-income families. 
50% of the children ChiME serves in Chicago Public Schools have diverse learning needs.

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