Summer Camp Registration is Open!
We are proud to announce the return of our in-person Intensive Music Camp at Taylor Park! Camp includes four hours of music instruction a day in addition to swimming and outdoor activities. Each session ends with a final Friday performance open to camper families and...
Join Us at Kennicott Park for 2022 Mixtape Live!
Join us at Intonation's home base, Kennicott Park, on Saturday, June 4th for an afternoon of FREE music and family-friendly activities with fellow Bronzeville-based and south-side-focused organizations! More artists and sponsors added for our 2022 Mixtape Live!...
Tickets Available Now for Our 2022 Sound & Vision Gala!
Intonation is thrilled to celebrate with our community featuring the very best elements of past galas - talented musicians, student bands, and great drinks. We are taking a break from the traditional gala format to place music and our students front and center at a...
Save the Date for Intonation’s Sound & Vision Gala!
Save the date! Intonation is thrilled to celebrate with our community featuring the very best elements of past galas - talented musicians, student bands, and great drinks. Learn more here: https://one.bidpal.net/sv22/welcome
Get Tickets for Our Spring Student Showcase!
We'll be back for another in-person student showcase at The Promontory in Hyde Park this March! Get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intonation-spring-showcase-tickets-269041228557
We’re Hiring!
Intonation seeks Lead Instructors and Co-Instructors for the Winter/Spring semester! Click the links below for descriptions and info on how to apply: Lead Instructor_FINAL_DecFY22 Co-Instructor_Final_ DecFY22
Instructor Spotlight: Dre Meza
Tell us a little about the music you make. The throughthread of my music is a focus on the human voice as a versatile instrument. Our voices are so uniquely ours, shaped by our emotions, memories, physical being, and relationship to our surroundings. In the music that...
Q & A with Founder Mike Simons and New Executive Director Tonya Howell!
Mike Simons (MS): Tonya, you have been a member of the Intonation community for many years now, and in many capacities. I couldn’t be more thrilled to introduce you as Intonation’s next Executive Director. I remember working with you many years ago in your office at...
Welcome our New Executive Director, Tonya Howell!
Dear Intonation Families, Friends, and Supporters, We are thrilled to share the news that we are welcoming long-time program partner, board member, and parent, Tonya Howell, as our next Executive Director! Tonya has been a collaborative partner of Intonation for over...
A Message from Intonation’s Executive Director
Spring Greetings Intonation Family! As we move deeper into a season that celebrates growth, change, and opportunity, I’m sharing news that 15 years after founding the organization, I will be stepping down as Executive Director of Intonation Music at the end of this...
Intonation’s 2019 – 2020 Annual Report is Here!
We are proud to announce that our completed annual report is available to read and share!
Registration Open for Youth Band Summer Camp!
Sign up for a session of FREE virtual summer camp!
So You Think You Know Music? Trivia Night
Calling all music buffs, quiz masters, and possessors of random knowledge - come put your musical prowess to the test! Join the Intonation Music Associate Board for a great night of music trivia on Saturday, March 13th at 7:30 pm CST. The Long Room is donating a...
Intonation’s Deputy Director Featured in the Chicago Reader!
Intonation's Deputy Director Beth King talks to the Chicago Reader about keeping students engaged and creating in Bronzeville during the pandemic - read the feature here:...
Closer By Distance: A Student Music Premiere
We are thrilled to present Closer by Distance, a video made to show you what our listening parties look like in the time of virtual learning. Created by our staff, this video highlights some of this past fall's programs and the incredible music they made. Students...
Register for Winter Programs Today!
Featured Programs: All-City Music and Media Production (Grades 6 - 12) uses a virtual studio, digital production tools, and software to develop students' digital and music literacy. Students create original music collaboratively through engaging activities led by our...
Play It Forward: A Musical Celebration of Our Creative Community
Intonation Music has held unique fundraising events for years, and our guests have shared that what sets us apart are inspiring performances. Due to the pandemic and a need for social distancing, Play It Forward has been postponed and further transformed into an event...
Apply for the All-City Music and Media Production Class!
Register here: http://www.cpsarts.org/students-and-parents/arts-programs-2/all-city-performing-arts/
Join us in our All-Access Band Room!
We are happy to announce a virtual learning experience for Intonation students - a weekly All-Access Band Room! Each week, our instructors will be breaking down a popular song and every class will have a chance to take part in a musical activity together based on the...
Wyatt Waddell on WTTW!
We are proud to announce that Intonation Instructor Dakari, aka Wyatt Waddell, has been featured on WTTW Chicago for his reimagining of the song "Sweet Home Chicago." Read more and check out the footage here:...