The Melody Mart Staff

For 70 years, Melody Mart has been more than a place to buy instruments.

Ali Campbell is a vocalist, flutist, and educator with 15+ years of music-making and a student-first approach grounded in her dual training in music and social work. Classically trained in voice and stylistically versatile, Ali sings and teaches across gospel, jazz, and classical traditions. She has served on the Chicago Church Worship Team and continues to perform in community settings where collaboration and connection come first. With a background in social work, Ali designs learning that...

Amanda Weichinger is a multi-instrumentalist and educator with 35+ years of musicianship on saxophone, clarinet, flute, and ukulele. A first-call section leader and versatile doubler, she’s performed in concert and jazz bands, saxophone quartet, community band, and Bel Canto community choir, and has spent many seasons in the orchestra pit for musical theatre. At Melody Mart, she’s also shared her joy of strumming onstage at ukulele recitals. Amanda’s musical tastes are wide; she’s at home...