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Summer Camps

Summer never sounded better.

Take your pick of fun-filled summer camps and weekly classes for all ages and experience levels this summer at MacPhail!

Sing Play Learn with MacPhail®

Award-winning early childhood music education programming

Designed for a child’s specific stage of development, each class encourages children to explore musical concepts and experiment with new instruments. Your child will develop school-readiness skills in an active learning environment that feels like playtime!

Upcoming Events

Free Family Music Series

MacPhail Presents: KidsFest at Water Works Park

Sat Jun 07 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Water Works at Mill Ruins Park

Madeline Island Chamber Music

WindSync Concert at Bayfield

Fri Jun 13 2025
5:30 PM
Bayfield Presbyterian Church
$40.00

Madeline Island Chamber Music

Arianna String Quartet Concert at Bayfield

Fri Jun 27 2025
5:30 PM
Bayfield Presbyterian Church
$40.00

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MacPhail Launches New, No-cost “Learning with Music” Resources

This month, MacPhail Center for Music will introduce new, evidence-based music resources to help early childhood educators promote school readiness and self-regulation.

Spotlight on Shonte Carter, Project Amplify Teaching Artist

This past year, MacPhail added teaching artist Shonte Carter to the roster of Project Amplify, a program to bring no-cost residencies outside of the classical canon to Minnesota schools.

Spotlight on Sara Langmead

On March 8, students and families attending lessons and events at MacPhail Minneapolis will be treated to an array of music by women and non-binary composers, performed by faculty and students on the Gary Sipes Stage.

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