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Find Your Sound at MacPhail
From first notes to lifelong learning, we offer programs for every age, interest, and skill level.
Individual Lessons
One-on-one music instruction tailored to your goals, experience, and schedule.
Classes & Ensembles
Make music with others through classes, bands, choirs, and ensembles.
Early Childhood
Playful music experiences that spark creativity, cognitive development, and foundational music skills.
Youth & Teens
Build musical skills, confidence, and creativity through lessons, classes, and performance opportunities.
Adults
Whether you’re beginning or returning, explore music through lessons, classes, and ensembles.
Community Programs
Music Therapy, Music for Life®, school partnerships, community ensembles and more.
Individual Lessons
One-on-one music instruction tailored to your goals, experience, and schedule.
Classes & Ensembles
Make music with others through classes, bands, choirs, and ensembles.
Early Childhood
Playful music experiences that spark creativity, cognitive development, and foundational music skills.
Youth & Teens
Build musical skills, confidence, and creativity through lessons, classes, and performance opportunities.
Adults
Whether you’re beginning or returning, explore music through lessons, classes, and ensembles.
Community Programs
Music Therapy, Music for Life®, school partnerships, community ensembles and more.
Not sure where to start? We’ll help guide you.
Learn from Minnesota’s Best Teaching Artists
James Allen
Sarah Hruska Olson
Chris Asp
Life at MacPhail
Electronic Music Recording Arts (EMRA) Recital
Rimshots! Concert
MacPhail Presents: KidsFest at Gold Medal Park
Make Music Part of Your Summer
Short sessions, fresh experiences and programs for all ages — a great time to start or keep playing.
Read. Watch. Listen.
MinnPost: Encore! Minnesotans find joy in learning music as adults – May 6, 2026
Two years ago, Courtney Remeš restarted violin lessons for the first time since college and joined an adult orchestra at Minneapolis’ MacPhail Center for Music. Time spent learning music provides …
Music Is a Family Affair: From “Sing Play Learn” to “Suzuki”
Music Creates Community: Inside MacPhail After Dark
Because Music Matters: Explore MacPhail’s 2025 Annual Report
