MacPhail Music for Life™

Strengthen Your Mind, Lift Your Spirit, Find a Community

MacPhail Music for Life™ classes and ensembles bring adults ages 55+ together to create and learn about music in a fun and comfortable setting. Class sizes are small, and the supportive environment encourages personal expression, social engagement, and community building. Classes are scheduled at convenient times to avoid rush hour traffic and nighttime driving, and MacPhail offers accessible entrances, spaces, and materials.

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Research shows that music:

Reduces stress, which is linked to decreases in heart disease, heart attacks, strokes and other conditions

Increases mathematical ability, cognitive function, and spatial-temporal reasoning

Improves quality of sleep

Makes us happier, more connected, and more energetic

Adult Music Class Offerings 7courses shown

MacPhail – Spring 2025

MacPhail Music For Life 55+

Connecting Voices Chorus – Lino Lakes: Thursday 10:30am

NEW! Connecting Voices Chorus at Lyngblomsten Lino Lakes (6070 Blanchard Blvd.) This unique and joy-filled choral experience is for people living with dementia, along with their caregivers. During weekly rehearsals, …

Tuition

$100.00

Minneapolis – Spring 2025

MacPhail Music For Life 55+

Connecting Voices Chorus – Minneapolis: Wednesday 10:30am

This unique and joy-filled choral experience is for people living with dementia, along with their caregivers. During weekly rehearsals, we join in singing old and new songs, learning vocal technique …

Tuition

$100.00

MacPhail – Summer 2025

MacPhail Music For Life 55+

MMFL Vocal Retreat on Madeline Island: Aug 11-15

MacPhail Music for Life Vocal Retreat on Madeline Island Our 5-day retreat will offer the opportunity to explore your own instrument – your voice – in a serene and uplifting …

Tuition

$1,500.00

Apple Valley – Summer 2025

MacPhail Music For Life 55+

MMFL Vocal STAYcation – Apple Valley: August 4-8

MacPhail Music for Life Vocal STAYcation! August 4-8 Monday-Thursday 9:30-3:30 Friday 9:30-1:00 Interested in the MMFL Madeline Island Vocal Retreat but worried about the stress of being away from home? …

Tuition

$875.00

Minneapolis – Spring 2025

MacPhail Music For Life 55+

MMFL Voice Class 1 – Minneapolis

Learn the basic technique of healthy vocal production and improve your singing voice in a fun and comfortable setting. This class will cover vocal tone, range, posture, breath support, resonance, …

Tuition

$227.25

Online – Spring 2025

MacPhail Music For Life 55+

Unwrapping Music ONLINE: Great Songwriters of Film

Unwrapping Music: Great Songwriters of Film Songwriting for Film has had a long history of excellence, with great composers like Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer, Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton, Randy Newman …

Tuition

$151.00

Minneapolis – Spring 2025

MacPhail Music For Life 55+

Voices of Experience

Celebrate Minnesota’s rich choral tradition and be a part of a partnership between MacPhail and the Minnesota Chorale. The Voices of Experience Choir is for adults over the age of …

Tuition

$226.00

Join Us at a Retreat This Summer

Vocal Retreat on Madeline Island

Our five-day retreat offers the opportunity to explore your own instrument – your voice – in the serene and beautiful environment of Madeline Island with other active adults 55+. Professional teaching artists will support you and your peers as you focus on vocal development in a supportive setting. You’ll also have time to hike, bike, and explore Madeline Island.

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Vocal STAYcation

Interested in the MMFL Madeline Island Vocal Retreat but worried about the stress of being away from home? We have developed an option for you! Join us for the first MMFL Vocal STAYcation! This 5-day retreat will have the same basic structure as the Madeline Island retreat, but with a shorter commute to our Apple Valley site making it perfect for those who find it difficult to be away from home.

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Connecting Voices Chorus

Connecting Voices chorus offers a unique and joy-filled choral experience for people living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers.

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Community Partnerships

Through our Music for Life community partnership program, our trained teaching artists come to your site to deliver a tailor-made program. Classes include a variety of musical activities and adult music lessons, such as singing, playing instruments, movement, composition, learning music history, and much more. Our classes are tailored to all care levels: adult day, assisted living, independent living, intergenerational programming, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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