Meet Top AMI Faculty - Natalie Man & more…

American Music Institute - located in Chicago and western suburbs, proudly introduces its top world-class music faculty available: Yang Liu, Olivia Tsai, Bing Yu, Natalie Man, & June Ong. Our faculty members are available for lessons on campus, virtual and in-home. AMI Campuses are located in Clarendon Hills, Downers Grove, Geneva, and St. Charles, IL. Schedule a trial lesson today with an AMI Faculty Member… AMI@amimusic.org - 630-850-850 - www.amimusic.org.

Natalie Man – Harp / Piano – Available Tues – Clarendon Hills

Natalie holds a Professional Diploma in Orchestral Studies Roosevelt University – Chicago College of Performing Arts, Master of Music degree and the Artist Diploma from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and Bachelor of Music degree from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. She has performed with leading orchestras in the U.S. and Asia. Being an award-winning performer, she is a former principal harpist of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, an active educator, and a certified member of the Lyon & Healy/Salvi Technicians Guild. Read more..

Yang Liu – Violin – Available Mon – Clarendon Hills

Yang Liu is the first prize winner of the International Artists Award Competition, the Medici International Music Competition, China’s National Violin Competition, and a prize winner of the Twelfth International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. He studied at Central Conservatory in Beijing China and the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati and performed as a soloist with world-leading orchestras as well as released an award-winning album “Song of Nostalgia”. He is a founder of the Yang and Olivia Foundation and Momento Virtuosi. Read more..

Olivia Tsai – Piano – Available Mondays – Clarendon Hills

Dr. Olivia is an associate professor of VanderCook College of Music and Steinway Teacher through the prestigious STEP Program. She has performed as a soloist with the QingDao Concert Hall Orchestra, Southern Illinois Symphony, and Highland Park Strings, and served as staff pianist and faculty at major international festivals in the U.S., Brazil, and Portugal. Author of Schubert’s Piano Trios (Scholar’s Press, 2014), she co-founded the Yang and Olivia Foundation to promote cultural exchange and diversity through classical music. Read more..

Bing Yu – Violin / Viola – Available Sat – Clarendon Hills / Downers Grove

Bing Yu received her Artist Diploma from New England Conservatory. She performs with the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra, where she has served as acting Concert Master and acting Assistant Concertmaster. Working with all levels, she believes in setting her students up for success and in meeting them where they are, to both engage and challenge them. Ms. Yu has coached violinists of all levels preparing their excerpts for orchestra auditions. Read More..

June Ong – Violin / Viola – Available Thur – Clarendon Hills / Downers Grove / In-Home

June holds her Bachelor of Music major in Violin Performance and Masters of Music in String Pedagogy from Saint Scholastica’s College Manila. She was the principal violist of the Manila Symphony Orchestra, program artist of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, has performed in Filharmonika Orchestra in Manila and participated in the historic 9-city UK Tour with the orchestra in May 2025. Her students have been accepted to different youth orchestras in Manila, won competitions, and passed different conservatories of music. Read more..

20 Years of Music Excellence, Community & Creativity

As it celebrates 20 years of music excellence, the American Music Institute continues to lead Chicago’s music education and performance community. From first lessons to professional-level opportunities, AMI offers pathways for students, families, and organizations to make 2026 a year of artistic achievement.

AMI Campuses are located in Chicago, Clarendon Hills, Downers Grove, Geneva, and St. Charles. For more information about enrolling in programs, please visit amimusic.org or contact AMI at (630) 850 8505 / AMI@amimusic.org