Personalized music lessons across Greater Chicagoland

Confidence, creativity, and lasting musical skills

Music lessons that help students grow in confidence—and enjoy the process.

Find Your Sound matches each student with a patient local teacher and lessons tailored to their interests, experience, and pace. Families receive clear communication, reliable scheduling support, and a positive path toward steady progress.

  • Patient teachers matched thoughtfully
  • Lessons tailored to each student
  • Clear communication and scheduling support

Lessons may take place in the student’s home or an approved instructor’s home studio. We make the available options clear before your family commits.

A teacher and young student during an in-home guitar lesson
Progress they can feel Enjoyable lessons, useful practice habits, and skills that last.
Welcoming to beginnersStudents can begin at their current level with instruction that grows alongside them.
Personalized progressTeachers adapt repertoire, pacing, and practice goals to the individual student.
Support families can rely onThoughtful matching, central communication, and help when schedules or needs change.

A simpler lesson experience for families

Local teachers, clear communication, and dependable school support.

Your teacher focuses on the student. Find Your Sound supports the family with matching, billing, policies, and scheduling communication.

Primary service region

Greater Chicagoland

We connect students with teachers across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, based on instrument, schedule, location, and the student’s needs.

Select availability

Bloomington, Indiana

Select students can work with a local teaching partner. We confirm the available instruments, schedule, and lesson setting before enrollment.

Many ways to begin

Start with what interests them. Build confidence from there.

Lessons are designed to help students enjoy making music while developing listening, focus, creativity, independence, and a foundation for lifelong musicianship.

P

Piano

Build coordination, listening, reading, and confidence through music the student can enjoy.

G

Guitar and bass

Learn songs, chords, rhythm, technique, and creative playing with a clear path forward.

V

Voice

Develop healthy habits, pitch, expression, repertoire, and confidence in a supportive setting.

D

Drums and percussion

Build focus, coordination, timing, listening, and the confidence to play with others.

S

Strings

Develop tone, coordination, reading, and expressive playing at a comfortable pace.

W

Woodwinds

Build breath control, tone, reading, listening, and musical confidence.

B

Brass

Develop breath, tone, reading, listening, and the confidence to play independently or with an ensemble.

U

Ukulele

An approachable way to build rhythm, coordination, creativity, and early musical independence.

C

Music composition

Turn original ideas into finished music while learning melody, harmony, form, arranging, and notation.

A

Audio production

Learn to record, arrange, edit, and develop creative projects with practical guidance.

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Additional instruments

Tell us what the student wants to explore. We will check the growing teacher network for a suitable option.

Instrument availability varies by location and current instructor availability. We will confirm the available options during the matching process.

How it works

A supportive start. A clear path forward.

1

Tell us about the student

Share what they want to learn, their experience, personality, location, and schedule.

2

Meet a teacher who fits

We consider teaching style, personality, goals, schedule, and location—not only the instrument.

3

Build confidence week by week

Lessons follow a clear, personalized plan that helps the student enjoy music and make steady progress.

4

Stay supported

Find Your Sound supports communication, billing, scheduling questions, and the long-term teacher relationship.

A comfortable way to begin

Start with a lesson that fits the student.

Free introductory lessons are available with select instructors. Availability will be confirmed during the matching process.

We confirm the details before you commit.

Tell us about the student, location, schedule, and preferred lesson setting. We will confirm instructor availability, lesson location, and whether a free introductory lesson is available.

Request lesson availability
A teacher helping a student understand a musical detail during a ukulele lesson

Progress parents can see and students can feel

Enjoyable lessons with skills that last.

Each lesson is built around the student while moving toward clear musical goals. Over time, students learn how to listen more closely, practice with purpose, express ideas creatively, and make musical decisions with greater independence.

Confidence through progressClear, achievable goals help students notice their own improvement and feel proud of what they can do.
Listening and concentrationFocused musical activities help students pay attention to sound, rhythm, detail, and expression.
Independent practiceStudents learn what to work on, how to work through challenges, and when to ask for guidance.

Weekly lessons with ongoing support

Simple tuition. Consistent support.

Monthly tuition reserves a consistent weekly lesson time and supports personalized instruction, teacher matching, clear communication, and ongoing school support.

Weekly 30-minute lesson

$160/month

  • Weekly private instruction
  • A clear plan for steady progress
  • Thoughtful teacher matching and support
  • Reliable billing and communication
Find the right teacher

Enrollment is month to month. Free introductory lessons are available with select instructors, and availability is confirmed during the matching process. Planned school closures are shared in advance and already reflected in monthly tuition.

Free Trial and Fit Guarantee

Start with confidence

Free introductory lessons are available with select instructors, and availability is confirmed during the matching process. When a free introductory lesson is not available, the first paid lesson remains covered by the Fit Guarantee: contact us within 24 hours for a refund and cancellation.

Find the right teacher
Founder Sam Burns performing on guitar

Founder, guitarist, composer, and educator

A school built to help students enjoy music and keep growing.

Find Your Sound was founded by guitarist, composer, performer, and educator Sam Burns to give students patient instruction, clear goals, and room to develop their own musical interests. The aim is steady progress without taking the enjoyment out of learning.

Sam oversees teacher selection, matching, and instructional standards so families receive a supportive experience and teachers have the structure they need to help students progress.

About Sam

Questions families ask

Music lessons with a clear, supportive start

What ages do you teach?

Find Your Sound works with children, teens, and adults. Instructor availability varies by age, instrument, location, schedule, and current roster, and we confirm the best available match during the inquiry process.

What instruments and subjects do you offer?

Offerings depend on the active teacher roster and include piano, guitar, bass, voice, drums and percussion, strings, woodwinds, brass, ukulele, composition, theory, songwriting, and audio production.

Do you teach complete beginners?

Yes. Beginners are welcome. We match students with patient teachers who can make the first steps understandable, enjoyable, and connected to the music that interests them.

Does a student need to be highly committed before starting?

No. Curiosity is enough to begin. Lessons can help a student discover what they enjoy while gradually developing confidence, listening, practice habits, and musical independence.

What can students gain from lessons?

Lessons are designed to support visible musical progress while helping students build confidence, creativity, listening, concentration, discipline, and the ability to practice more independently. Progress depends on the student, teacher, attendance, and practice between lessons.

Do you teach adults?

Yes. Adult students can begin a new instrument, return after time away, learn favorite songs, improve technique, study theory, or develop creative and performance skills at a comfortable pace.

How does a free introductory lesson work?

Free introductory lessons are available with select instructors. Availability will be confirmed during the matching process along with the instructor, lesson setting, and schedule.

How are teachers matched with students?

We consider instrument, goals, age, experience, personality, schedule, location, lesson setting, and teaching style. The goal is a supportive match that helps the student feel comfortable and keep progressing.

How do I know which instructors are currently available?

Submit the Request Lessons form with the student’s instrument, age, location, schedule, and preferred lesson setting. Find Your Sound checks the current instructor roster and follows up with the strongest available match.

How are lessons personalized?

Teachers adjust pacing, repertoire, explanations, practice goals, and lesson structure around the student’s interests, readiness, and learning needs while continuing to build strong fundamentals.

How will parents know whether a student is progressing?

Teachers provide practical guidance about current goals, what to practice, and what the student is working toward. Find Your Sound also supports clear communication when a family has questions about progress or the teacher relationship.

Where do lessons take place?

Lessons may take place in the student’s home or at an approved instructor home studio, depending on the teacher, area, and family preference.

Do you serve my area?

The primary service area is Greater Chicagoland, with select availability in Bloomington, Indiana. Exact availability varies by instrument, location, lesson setting, schedule, and current instructor availability, so we confirm service during the matching process.

How much do lessons cost?

Weekly 30-minute lessons are $160 per month. Weekly 60-minute lessons and Family Hour are $300 per month.

How does monthly tuition work?

Tuition reserves a recurring weekly time and supports a consistent teacher relationship, centralized communication, and school support. The studio calendar accounts for planned closures.

Can siblings take lessons together?

Family Hour allows two family members to share one weekly hour for $300 per month, saving $20 compared with two separate 30-minute enrollments.

What if the first teacher is not the right fit?

Contact Find Your Sound. We will listen to the concern, review the situation, and help explore another available instructor when appropriate.

What happens if a student misses a lesson?

Student cancellations do not require a makeup, credit, refund, or remote lesson. Current attendance and makeup policies are provided before enrollment so families know what to expect.

What happens if the instructor cancels?

The instructor makes a good-faith effort to reschedule. If that is not possible, the studio’s remote-support option may be used.

What materials do students need?

The teacher recommends books, apps, accessories, sheet music, or other materials based on the student’s instrument, level, and goals.

Do I need an instrument before starting?

Students generally need reliable access to an appropriate instrument for weekly practice. We can explain what is needed before enrollment and help families avoid buying more than they need at the beginning.

How often are lessons?

Enrollment is based on one recurring lesson each week, with either a 30-minute or 60-minute format.

When is the studio closed?

The public Studio Calendar lists holidays and scheduled breaks. Monthly tuition is designed around the full studio year rather than a per-lesson count.

Can I switch teachers later?

Yes, when another suitable instructor has availability. We help manage the transition so the student can continue learning with as little disruption as possible.

Why use Find Your Sound instead of hiring independently?

Find Your Sound provides thoughtful teacher matching, consistent policies, centralized communication, quality standards, and help maintaining continuity when a student’s needs or an instructor’s availability change.

How do I get started?

Complete the Request Lessons form. Tell us what the student is curious about, their experience, location, schedule, and preferred lesson setting. We will review the details and contact you with the clearest available next step.

Find the right starting point

Tell us what your student is curious about.

Share the instrument, interests, experience, ZIP code, schedule, and preferred lesson setting. We will respond with the clearest available next step.