Do you wish that you could express yourself through music? Interested in learning to sing or to play a musical instrument from an expert who can either explain the basics or take your skills to a higher level? At College of DuPage, we offer private lessons in voice, piano, guitar, percussion, and all band and orchestra instruments. Students can take classes with more than two dozen experienced instructors with outstanding expertise, qualifications, and advanced degrees, with lessons for all ages and ability levels.

 

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Applied lessons are available in voice, piano, organ, guitar, and most band and orchestral instruments for all skill and ages. For more information, contact Thomas Stark at (630) 942-2391 or starkt1620@cod.edu.

Non-credit lessons: Contact Continuing Education (630) 942-2208.

Click on each instructor below to read their full bio.

Timothy Archbold
Timothy Archbold
Cello
Timothy Archbold is a freelance cellist in the Chicago area. He currently performs with several area orchestras including the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and Skylight Theater. MORE
Richard Armandi
Richard Armandi
Bass, Tuba/Euphonium, Jazz Bass
Richard Armandi (Bass, Tuba/Euphonium, Jazz Bass) is one of the most versatile and in-demand musicians and educators on the Chicago scene today. MORE
Daniela Folker
Daniela Folker
Violin
Daniela Folker (Violin), Master of Music Performance, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, is the Principal Second Violinist for the Elgin Symphony Orchestra. MORE
David Govertsen
David Govertsen
Voice
David Govertsen (Voice) recently stepped in on short notice at Lyric Opera of Chicago where he “handsomely replaced the ill Peter Rose as the producer La Roche” opposite Rene Fleming and Anne Sophie von Otter in Capriccio. MORE
Dr. Steven L. Havens
Dr. Steven L. Havens
Piano
Dr. Steven L. Havens (Piano) earned a Master of Music in piano performance from the University of Texas at Austin, and his PhD from the University of Iowa. MORE
Nathan LeMahieu
Nathan LeMahieu
Organ
Nathan LeMahieu (Organ) currently serves as Organist and Co-Music Director at St. John Lutheran Church in Wheaton, Illinois. MORE
Carolyn May
Carolyn May
Flute
Carolyn May (Flute) received her bachelors’ degree in Music Education from the University of Illinios-Urbana and her Master of Music from Northwestern University. MORE
Marlene Meyer
Marlene Meyer
Voice
Marlene Meyer (Voice) earned a Master of Music in vocal performance from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. MORE
Emi Murata
Emi Murata
Piano
Emi Murata (Piano), MM, NCTM has taught Class Piano, Keyboard Kapers and offered private instruction at the College of DuPage since 1991. MORE
Elizabeth Murphy
Elizabeth Murphy
Voice
Elizabeth Murphy (Voice), Lyric Soprano, has been a member of the College of DuPage music faculty since 1994. MORE
Timothy Omerod
Timothy Omerod
Woodwinds
Timothy Omerod (Woodwinds) started his musical career playing sax at the age of nine. MORE
Steve Ramsdell
Steve Ramsdell
Guitar
Steve Ramsdell (Guitar) earned a Bachelor of Music in guitar performance and a Master of Music in jazz pedagogy, both from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. MORE
Dr. Karol Sue Reddington
Dr. Karol Sue Reddington
Piano
Dr. Karol Sue Reddington (Piano) has performed and held faculty and administrative positions locally, nationally and internationally, as in Hong Kong, China, Japan, Thailand and European and Russian centres. MORE
Dave Rice
Dave Rice
Jazz Piano
Dave Rice (Jazz Piano) began studying piano at age 6, and has played professionally since age 16. MORE
Dr. Andrew Rozsa
Dr. Andrew Rozsa
Trombone
Dr. Andrew Rozsa is Lecturer in Trombone at College of DuPage and Illinois Wesleyan University. Previously, he was a member of Orchestra Iowa and the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra. MORE
Dr. Thomas Sergey
Dr. Thomas Sergey
Guitar and other fretted stringed instruments
Dr. Thomas Sergey (Guitar and other fretted stringed instruments) teaches students of all ages and skill levels and in all guitar styles. MORE
Julie Spring
Julie Spring
Harp
Julie Spring (Harp) Even before she entered this world, Julie Spring was destined for the harp. MORE
Andrew Szymanek
Andrew Szymanek
Trumpet
Andrew Szymanek, a versatile trumpeter hailing from the Chicago area, enjoys a multifaceted musical career spanning genres that range from big band jazz to chamber ensembles and symphony orchestras to brass quintets. MORE
Cynthia Trowbridge
Cynthia Trowbridge
Piano
Cynthia Trowbridge (Piano) performs as a collaborative pianist in recitals and competitions throughout the Chicago area. MORE
Paulette Velazquez
Paulette Velazquez
French Horn
Paulette Velazquez (French Horn) holds a Bachelor of Music in horn performance from the University of Illinois and a Master of Music in horn performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. MORE
Ben Wahlund
Ben Wahlund
Percussion
Ben Wahlund (Percussion) is a Grammy nominated, award-winning music educator, composer, and performer who lives in the Chicago area. MORE
Ann Field Williams
Ann Field Williams
Voice
Ann Field Williams (Voice) earned a Master of Music in vocal performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, under the tutelage of Susan Clickner, Terry Decima and John Moriarty. MORE

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