Recognizing the importance of music instruction to a well-rounded youth education, the two founders knew the School would provide a much needed and highly desired program. During its first two years, the, at the time exclusive, School held auditions to fill the 162 openings available at the tuition-free Conservatory. After that, with its popularity continuing to grow, Merit School of Music moved to a larger space in Chicago’s Fine Arts Buildi

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