How to Get Started
• Pick a class that best suits your child at his/her current developmental level.
• Follow minimum age requirements to help us provide the best instruction for your child.
• Your child will gain skills and knowledge that will transfer as he/she continues to pursue musical study, so we encourage you to attend the full year.
• If you have any questions regarding appropriate placement or if you would like to visit a class, please call
Dianna Babcock, director of early childhood music at (612) 767-5405
* Check out a class outline at macphail.org
Camp & Class Locations
• Back by Popular Demand! Early Childhood Music Summer Camps! See page 15 for details.
• New Summer Lessons! Check out all the new classes including new child-adult classes and camps.
• Summer Registration Summer registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. See page 54 for general registration information.
• New! Air-conditioned classrooms!
Child-adult classes
Child-adult classes provide opportunities for young children and their caregivers to explore the world of music together. . Adult participation is a necessary component in making the class successful. You will experience music through integrated arts activities such as movement, instrument exploration, sensory/visual arts, songs, rhymes and literature. The curriculum is developmentally appropriate and stimulating for young children. Reminder: Only registered students are allowed in MacPhail early childhood music classes. Please make other arrangements for siblings.
Music for Baby and You – Summer
Tuition $92
Ages 6 weeks - 10 months with parent/caregiver
Must be 6 weeks old by June 23, 2008
The perfect activity for families who have recently welcomed an infant into their lives. MacPhail’s Early Childhood faculty shares lullabies, songs, massages, finger plays, wiggling and bouncing games with you and your baby. This class is a wonderful way to begin a life together in the arts.
6 week session begins the week of June 16, 2008
Classes are 45 minutes long
Wednesdays 10:30 a.m.
Thursdays 9:15 a.m.
Musical Explorations – Summer
Tuition $110
Ages 10 - 24 months with parent/caregiver
Must be 10 months old by June 23, 2008
New summer lessons! Enjoy the sights, sounds, and rhythms of summer with your toddler as we explore music through active movement, songs, bounces, sensory activities and exploration of rhythm instruments. Increase your child’s vocabulary through singing and rhyme. Be inspired to create a musical home environment to enjoy all summer long!
6 week session begins the week of June 16, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long
Musical Discoveries – Summer
Tuition $110
Ages 2 - 3 with parent/caregiver
Must be 2 years old by June 23, 2008
New summer lessons! Splash, spin, dance, play, sing and discover some new and familiar songs as you move, create and play rhythm instruments. Reinforce your child’s learning as you incorporate these activities at home to ease transitions and increase social-emotional skills. Together you and your child will enjoy summer activities through music.
6 week session begins the week of June 16, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long
Musical Make-Believe – Summer
Tuition $110
Ages 3 - 4 1/2 with parent/caregiver
Must be 3 years old by June 23, 2008
New summer lessons! Fly a kite, catch a fish, build a sandcastle—use your imagination through musical play activities. This summer, explore music with your child through creative dramatics, movement, stories, visual arts and instrument discovery. Bring the play home to further reinforce your child’s school readiness skills and have fun together.
6 week session begins the week of June 16, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long
Family Music Class – Summer
Tuition $106 for the first child; $53 for each additional child (at least one adult for every three children)
Ages Birth - 4 years with parent/caregiver
Our family music class will feature activities for adults and children from babies up through age four. Children of various ages will gain exposure to melody, rhythm, and a wide variety of musical instruments. Every class will include plenty of singing, movement, instrument exploration, children’s literature, and hands-on creative play. Experience the joy of creating a musical community this summer!
6 week session beginning the week of June 16, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long
MacPhail Apple Valley – 7200 147th Street West, Apple Valley
Wednesdays 9:30 a.m.
MacPhail White Bear Lake – 1616 Birch Lake Ave., White Bear Lake
Thursdays 10:00 a.m.
Musical Movers
Tuition $110
Ages 3 - 5 years
Must be 3 years old by June 23, 2008
Summer Musical Movers—Children love to move, move, move! This class provides a creative outlet for your child’s active imagination and physical energy. Children will respond to musical concepts, and improve their motor skills through guided activities and their own creative ideas. These activities will enhance their listening skills, and promote free responses to rhythm and body control/coordination skills.
6 week session begins the week of June 16, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long
Wednesdays 9:15 a.m.
Child-Independent Classes
Our child-independent classes provide opportunities for children to explore music within a supportive peer group setting. Children participate without their parent/caregivers to promote independent thinking, problem-solving and musical exploration. Starting the second week of classes, caregivers are encouraged to sign-up to participate in or observe a class. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity; participating in your child’s class shows how you value his or her musical discoveries. Year-long sequential lessons.
Musical Trolley at the Animal Fair
Tuition $138
Ages 4 - Kindergarten
Must be 4 years old by June 23, 2008
When summer arrives, MacPhail’s Musical Trolley takes a special trip to the Animal Fair. “Carnival of the Animals,” by Camille Saint-Saens, sets the stage for a parade of musical magic led by bears, insects, monkeys, alligators, kangaroos, turtles and more. You’ll move to the magic drum, play a variety of musical instruments, and, with the help of your animal friends, discover the musical concepts of fast and slow, piano and forte, legato and staccato and steady beat.
6 week session beginning the week of June 16, 2008
Classes are 75 minutes long
Tuesdays 6:15 p.m.
Thursdays 10:30 a.m.
Early Childhood Music Summer Camps
Your favorite Early Childhood Music classes as one-week camps! You may register for these camps through MacPhail, with the exception of Musical Trolley and Musical World at the Minnesota Zoo and Eastman Nature Center. For these camps, please register through the Minnesota Zoo website (www.mnzoo.org). To register for Musical Trolley Camp – Nature’s Music at Eastman Nature Center, call (763) 559-6700. Scholarship forms are available through Eastman Nature Center.
Musical Trolley camps at the Minnesota Zoo (in partnership with the Minnesota Zoo;
Co-taught by MacPhail Center for Music and the Minnesota Zoo)
Tuition $150
Age 4 years-Kindergarten
Location Minnesota Zoo
June 16-20 1:00-3:30 p.m.
July 7-11 1:00-3:30 p.m.
July 28-August 1 1:00-3:30 p.m.
August 25-29 1:00-3:30 p.m.
MacPhail’s musical trolley takes a special trip to the Minnesota Zoo. “Carnival of the Animals”by Camille Saint-Saens sets the stage for a parade of musical magic led by Minnesota Zoo and family farm animals. Children will express their creative potential as they explore musical and animal habitats through singing, rhyming, moving and creating.
Register at mnzoo.org
Registration begins February 14, 2008.
Musical World camps at the Minnesota Zoo (in partnership with the Minnesota Zoo;
Co-taught by MacPhail Center for Music and the Minnesota Zoo)
Tuition $165
Ages Grades 1-2
Location Minnesota Zoo
June 9-13 1:00-5:00 p.m.
June 16-20 1:00-5:00 p.m.
July 21-25 1:00-5:00 p.m.
July 28-August 1 1:00-5:00 p.m.
August 11-15 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Meet the animals of the MN Zoo as you embark on a musical journey around the world.With a MacPhail Center for Music instructor and ZooCamp Naturalist as your guides, you’ll travel to far-off places such as Central and South America, Germany, the Caribbean and Philippine Islands, and Africa (including the new Africa Exhibit: Summer on the Savanna).
White Bear Lake/Birch Lake Elementary
Register through MacPhail's student services center at 612.321.0100
(1 day – Tamarack Nature Center)
June 9-13
9:00-11:00 a.m.
Eastman Nature Center Register through Eastman Nature Center at 763.694.7700
(Osseo/Maple Grove)
August 4-8
10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Nature makes its own music. This camp will provide children the opportunity to experience music and nature through integrated arts activities. Children will sing, move, and create while learning more about nature. Together children will learn about musical concepts and begin to develop their musicianship skills while trying different instruments. Students who attend at Birch Lake: One day will take place at the Tamarack Nature Center in White Bear Lake to provide campers a hands-on experience with the sounds of nature. Eastman students will attend all camp days at Eastman Nature Center. To register, call 763.559.6700. Scholarship funds available through Eastman Nature Center.
Birch Lake Elementary
1616 Birch Lake Avenue
White Bear Lake
Eastman Nature Center
Elm Creek Park Reserve
13351 Elm Creek Road
Osseo
Music Around the World Camp
Tuition $150
Ages Entering Kindergarten – Gr 1
June 16-20
9:00-11:00 a.m.
MacPhail Downtown /1 day at the Mill City Museum
Take a musical journey around the world! In this week-long camp, students will go on new adventures as they explore early Minnesota pioneer days—fur trappers, Ojibwe and pioneers. They will also explore cultures from other countries such as Germany, the Philippines, Central America, Israel, Egypt and South Africa, through songs and rhythmic notation, exploration of ethnic instruments and opportunities to accompany, create and improvise.
Adventures in Music Camp
Tuition $150
Ages Grades 1-3
Folwell Recreation Center
1615 Dowling Avenue North
Minneapolis
June 23-27
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Whittier International Elementary School
315West 26th Street
Minneapolis
July 7-11
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Come on an adventure in music and the arts. Together we will experience music through the integrated arts. Knowledge gained through their school music programs will be further enhanced through hands-on activities that will further develop skills such as sight singing, music reading and notation, improvisation and ensemble playing skills through singing, movement, instrument playing, literature, visual arts and exposure to multi-cultural music.
