REGISTER NOW FOR NEW CLASSES STARTING SOON!

NEW! BUDDY BAND
a FREE program generously funded by the Ralla Klepak Foundation for Education in the Performing Arts.

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Instrument Primer online

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NEW! online Early Childhood
Pod Classes

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NEW! Clap, Sing and READ! online

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At ChiME we help children develop self-confidence, self-expression, craftsmanship, creativity, and empathy through music, while also using the language as a means of improving quality of life for children with diverse abilities.

​In 2020 focused on creating greater inclusion in our communities by uniting children with diverse abilities, cultural backgrounds, and economic circumstances through our programs.  The pandemic delayed our progress, but as we move forward during one of the most challenging times in our country's history, we will do so with an even greater passion and desire to celebrate diversity and put an end to racism and hatred. #blacklivesmatter

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"Everybody can be great...
because any one can serve."
Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Purchase your own ChiME Time Bucket! 

ChiME Time Bucket

$20.00

ChiME Time Instrument buckets includes 2 rhythm sticks, 2 egg shakers, 1 jingle bell, 1 movement scarf. (Recommended but not required)

Buy now!

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Start your journey here!

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Healing through Music Therapy at ChiME
"Music [therapy] gives her brain a unique opportunity to send signals to her limbs and start moving to the beat." -Joanna, parent

At ChiME, children and their parents can benefit from Music Therapy in three different settings: group music therapy, individual music therapy, and music therapy instrument lessons.

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Bring ChiME to your school or organization! 
"ChiME has been an agent of change in our school community." -Matthew Katz, School Director, Tamayo Elementary

We are proud to serve approximately 3,000 children this year through our music education programs in Chicago Public Schools and partner organizations.

Partner with ChiME

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Arts activities help children's social and emotional development, review of research shows

​Music serves as a vehicle unlike any other for children to grow their intellectual capacity, develop social and emotional skills, and find their unique voice.

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