Musical Arts Institute offers private music instruction on the following instruments:
Voice
Piano
P The Musical Arts Institute was incorporated January, 2010.
The founder and Executive Director is bassist and music educator, Michael Manson. Having enjoyed 35 years of career success with artists such as George Duke, Al Jareau, Kirk Whallum, and many others, Mike felt a need to give back to his Chicago home where role models were not accessible for many of our youth. Working together with co-founder and Co-Executive Director, Lana Manson, the couple has o
Musical Arts Institute students through the Chicago Music Reach program learn to express themselves artistically through music. Emphasis is placed on musical collaboration and self-emotional well-being. Please support as we move forward. www.musicalartsinstitute.org
It's Giving Tuesday. Please take a couple of minutes to review our video and consider supporting the mission of bringing the best in music education to Chicago's underserved yet well-deserving students. We are literally changing lives for the better, one note at a time. https://musicalartsinstitute.app.neoncrm.com/forms/mai-donation
10/30/2025
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Looking forward to being at the concert, playing the hits, and featuring my good friend Kevin Whalum. I want to see all of my friends at this concert. All the proceeds go to fund the Musical Arts Institute. See the comments for more details. So excited. Concert held at the Montrose Room at the Loews Hotel Chicago - Rosemont. Get your tix. https://buy.ticketstothecity.com/purchase.php?date_id=67768
Friend ,A Very Special Concert Event Is Coming Email from Manson Music Productions A Benefit Concert Presented by SmoothChicago Featuring Michael Manson You Keep the Music Playing For Our Musical Arts Institute Students! Help us to keep changing t
The Musical Arts Institute hosts its annual heritage concert each year, showcasing our talented students for the community. It’s not just a great performance but also an opportunity to inspire the community to get more involved in music and the arts. We encourage young people and older adults to join the Musical Arts family to study music, support, and engage, making a positive impact in our community. Check out some of the highlights from the last concert. For more information, please contact.
www.musicalartsinstitute.org. To support or donate: donate: donate:https://musicalartsinstitute.org/support-mai
Music in the community is what the Musical Arts Institute is all about. Here's a quick recap of our drum clinic led by perhaps one of the greatest drummers of our generation, the great Calvin Rodgers. He shares with the community insights into being a prolific musician, composer, producer, and band leader. Our community is very grateful to have such talent willing to share with our students and parents.
At the Musical Arts Institute, we are so proud to have the most wonderful and talented team members who serve our community students as Teaching Artists and Mentors. Here is Eric Troy on the Piano and General Music Team. If you are interested, come join MAI and study with him. For more information, click here: www.
musicalartsinstitute.org. If you can, please support by donating at https://musicalartsinstitute.org/support-mai. Celebrating arts and community.
The Musical Arts Institute Chamber String Ensemble made history this Summer, being the first string ensemble to perform at the Chicago Gospel Festival. We have a couple of openings for 2 or 3 violinists. If you play and want to be part of a group making a change in Chicago, come audition with us. Click here to register https://enroll.musicalartsinstitute.org/enroll?section=cmfbjjg6y000lrs281j3ecmmn
10/11/2025
Still looking for music classes. The Musical Arts Institute has opened some new classes that are free of charge. This is a unique opportunity for students to learn from the best music professionals in our community location. For more information, visit https://musicalartsinstitute.org/. To check on the open classes, visit https://musicalartsinstitute.org/conservatory-programming. Families are welcome.
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