“Ryan Koranda is an excellent piano teacher! Being in my 60s and starting piano lessons with years of confusion and panic behind me when I try to read and play the music in front of me has proven much less challenging. Ryan has been able to reduce the stress I feel in my attempts to understand and helped me view my instruction and practice more positively. Although he was my instructor for only a brief time, I learned to relax and enjoy the process in a way I had not discovered before. I will miss his instruction greatly.” – Rebeccah S, Wheaton
Violin Lessons
“I’ve been taking violin lessons through AMI in Clarendon Hills since February 2022, and in July 2022, I got a new instructor. Julia Evans is such a great teacher. At 72 years old with some music background, and having never played the violin before, I needed someone experienced and knowledgeable. Julia is all that. I feel I have made great progress and she can tell if I’ve been practicing or not! I would highly recommend her.” – Diann M, Westchester
Piano Lessons
“Thanks to AMI I was able to pick up the violin! Emma has been a big help in this process and I can’t thank her enough. I would recommend AMI to those considering taking music lessons.” – Amna R, Downers Grove
Flute Lessons
“I highly recommend AMI and my violin instructor, Julia Evans. She has great knowledge and experience and is very patient with her 72 year old student!” – Dianne F, Elmhurst
“My 11 year old has grown leaps and bounds in trumpet the few months he has attended! His confidence and skill have improved.” – Sarah C
“I’m an adult student and I have played violin and piano since I was younger. My teachers Kaitlin for voice and Kassia for violin are for sure the best teachers I’ve ever had.” – Tess A, Oak Brook
“Our kids started lessons earlier this year in violin, guitar, and piano. They are doing great and we’ve had a great experience at AMI!!!” – Abby S., Hinsdale
“We’ve been going to AMI for almost 5 yrs and our kids have always enjoyed their lessons. Both the guitar and piano teacher have been stellar with our kids! We’ve also been to a few of the AMI Faculty Concerts and WOW, the teachers are nothing short of world-class musicians.” – Alle F., Willowbrook
“I have personally been taking my six-year-old daughter to American Music Institute for over three years to study violin. She already won a first place trophy at a major music competition last year when she was five. Our friends, family, her teachers at school or everyone else that hears her perform uses words like “prodigy,” and “gifted” to describe her. I thought the same thing until I saw other AMI students performing just as prodigiously at recitals. Now I realize that the common denominator here is Mr. Remus Badea, Founder and Director of his “American Music Institute.” Mr. Badea besides being “brilliant”, is the Concertmaster at Southwest Symphony, he is also music professor at Elmhurst College, which is not surprising considering his pedigree (the fact that he studied under the world renowned Dorothy Delay formerly of Julliard, who happened to teach many of today’s most famous virtuosi). As a parent, it’s a pretty simple choice! Because I want the very best education for my children and because it doesn’t cost any more to bring them to AMI than it would to any other music lessons I would feel negligent to bring them elsewhere. Now my youngest daughter who is four years old, (also taking lessons at AMI) is playing better than my six-year-old was when she was four. Is she also a prodigy or should I say thank you to Mr. Badea? … Thank You Mr. Badea!” – Charles J, St. Charles
