Contact Steve About Lessons

Steve's Experience

Steve has the experience and performance
expertise to work with any student!



Steve Nixon & keyboard player Art Neville
of the Neville Brother & The Meters




Steve Nixon and Grammy Nominated Blues
singer Shemekia Copeland


Why You Should Study With Steve

Steve Nixon offers private piano lessons and music theory lessons in the Chicago area.

He also teaches piano online using Skype, Google, or iChat (for Mac). His teaching style focuses on the personal music goals of each student.

Top Reasons To Study Piano With Steve Nixon.

* Steve has performed with several Grammy award winning and Grammy nominated musicians (Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, Shemekia Copeland, and many others).
* Steve has over 1000 professional performances on his resume in places such as Europe, South America, The Caribbean, Canada, and all over the United States
* Steve is a degreed professional with a B.M. from the world's top contemporary music institution the Berklee College of Music.
* Steve has been teaching piano for over 12 years with thousands of piano lessons taught.
* Many of Steve's piano students have gone on to college music programs and succesful performance careers.
* Steve is listed in Centerstage Chicago's Who's Who of Chicago Pianists.


Don't waste your time and money with less qualified piano instructors. Contact Steve to help you make your music today!

Contact lessons@stevenixonmusic.net or call 773.450.5397

All ages and skill levels are welcome (beginners to advanced)

What Students Are Saying

"Working with Steve has helped me push myself to achieve
goals in piano I once believed were past my  time to learn.
I consider Steve a mentor and friend that will
push me to new learning experiences in line
with my long term goals with music."

-Mike Kelch (Chicago)


"Steve’s piano lessons have served me tremendously
well as they are rich in theory, technique and musicality yet
extremely enjoyable and engaging. He’s helped me develop 
childhood piano  lessons into an amateur music career in a
very short time! Thanks Steve, you’ve helped me experience
a dream come true!”

-Tony Sansone (Elmhurst)


"Steve has the gift of channeling his creative energy
through the language of music.

His approach to piano
lessons is an enjoyable and invaluable experience. "

-Andy Brimer (Chicago)



"Really enjoyed my first lesson with Steve!! It's going to be
fun working with him -

I can really see this will
help me a lot!"

-Marion (Arlington Heights)

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