The Music Institute of Chicago includes:
The Community Music School: whose reputation for the excellence of its teaching faculty attracts students of all ages, abilities and socio-economic backgrounds from across Illinois.
The Academy: a nationally-recognized program offering the finest and most comprehensive pre-collegiate music education for gifted pianists and string students who have made a commitment to a career in music.
The Institute for Therapy through the Arts (ITA): provides creative arts therapy to thousands of people annually with special physical and emotional needs at more than 90 locations throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area.
Public Performance Programs: are offered in Nichols Concert Hall a magnificently restored and acoustically-exceptional landmark building in East Evanston. These programs provide opportunities for the public to experience world class artists, MIC artists-in-residence and faculty, student and other special events.