Meet the Team

It is all about inspiration…

Our teachers desire to inspire! And just as they were inspired by their teachers who helped facilitate a love of music in them, it is very rewarding to help facilitate that love in our students, and so, every day is a good day at Lake Cook Music Studio, knowing that we are “passing the torch” of musicianship to our students, so that it may light their path and guide them their whole life.


William Gerdes – Owner and Director

William Gerdes, the founder and owner of Lake Cook Music Studio, has been teaching music for nearly three decades. Music has always been a source of great joy and fulfillment in William’s life and so William’s mission has always been to help music become a powerful, positive force in people’s lives and a source of enjoyment and inspiration. Read more…


Meet Our Lead Instructors