General Information

Student Service Center 612.321.0100 • Fax 612.321.9740 • Web site macphail.org

MacPhail Center for Music
501 2nd Street South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401

Apple Valley
7200 W. 147th Street
Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124

White Bear Lake
1616 Birch Lake Avenue
White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55110

Student Service Center
612.321.0100 • Fax 612.321.9740
Web site macphail.org

 

Summer Semester Dates June 9, 2008 – August 29, 2008

Minneapolis Building Hours
Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday Closed
Friday, July 4, 2008 Closed

 

Fall Semester Dates September 2, 2008 – January 25, 2009

Minneapolis Building Hours
Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Apple Valley Building Hours
Monday - Thursday 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

White Bear Lake Building Hours
Tuesday - Thursday 3:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

 

Thank you for choosing MacPhail for your music education. Please call us at 612.321.0100 if you have any comments, suggestions or requests regarding your study. MacPhail makes every effort to provide a supportive learning environment.

Special Needs MacPhail strives to integrate all students, with all types of abilities, into any and all of its programs. Through the exploration of music and related arts, individuals with special needs explore their creative potential and gain skills for further musical, behavioral, social and academic growth. Please see page 43 for details on MacPhail’s Music Therapy program.

Practice Rooms Three practice rooms with pianos are available to MacPhail students for the very low rental fee of 50 cents per half hour. Call 612.321.0100 on the day you would like to rent a practice room to arrange times and availability. Same day reservations only.

Tickets In association with the Twin Cities’ music community, MacPhail offers its students discounted tickets to the Minnesota Orchestra. Ask your teacher or look for information in the lobby kiosk for more information.

Continuing Education Units (CEU) MacPhail offers Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for those students needing professional development credits in their work. Credit is based on .1 CEU per hour of instruction. For example, 10 hours of instruction in lessons, classes or ensembles equals 1.0 CEU. Certificates designating CEUs earned can be requested from Student Services.

Missed Lessons, Classes & Ensembles As a courtesy, please notify MacPhail in advance of any absence by calling 612.321.0100 and leaving a message in your teacher’s voice mailbox. Prior notification does not exempt students from payment. Students are charged for all lessons for which they register, including those missed through student absence. In the event the instructor cancels a lesson, a makeup lesson will be offered at a mutually convenient time. All lessons must be completed and refunds must be claimed by the last day of the semester for which they were registered. After that, no lessons or refunds will be given.

Tardiness Students who are late for a lesson cannot be guaranteed their full lesson time. Faculty will wait for a student for one-third of the scheduled lesson time; students are asked to do the same.

Religious Holidays With one week’s notice to the teacher, a regularly scheduled lesson that is missed because of a religious holiday will be rescheduled. We regret that this policy does not apply to classes and ensembles.

Emergency School Closing The decision to close MacPhail is determined by safety conditions (road conditions/weather) and is based on state advisories. Since MacPhail does not guarantee make up lessons or classes when the Center closes, MacPhail is committed to remaining open whenever possible. In the event that MacPhail is closed please call 612.321.0100 for a recorded message.

Mobile Phones Parents and students who use cellular phones are asked to turn them off during classes or lessons unless they are waiting for emergency calls. Telephone conversations during classes are distracting to all.

Security Please note that MacPhail is an easily accessed building in downtown Minneapolis. Periodically, theft of unattended personal items occurs. Keep your possessions with you at all times. MacPhail cannot take responsibility for items that are lost due to theft.

Photography and Publicity MacPhail uses professional photographers to document lessons, classes and events. These photos may be used in brochures, advertising or public relations activities. Photographs featuring registered students are considered eligible for publication or public use unless the student (or parent/guardian of students under 18) submits a request for non-use in writing to the Student Service Center prior to the date when the photograph appears. Every effort will be made to accommodate students’ requests.

MacPhail Center for Music is a not for profit organization that does not discriminate in its admissions, employment, financial assistance, or scholarship policies on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age or special needs.

Location and Parking MacPhail is located at 501 S 2nd St in downtown Minneapolis, on the corner of South 2nd Street and 5th Ave South.

From the South (via I-35W North)
• Take I-35W N toward Minneapolis.
• Merge onto MN-65 N via the exit on the left toward
downtown exits.
• Take the 5th Ave. S. (MN-65) exit on the left.
• Stay straight to go onto S. 5th Ave.
• Continue to follow S. 5th Ave.
• Turn right onto S. 2nd St.

From the North (via I-35W South)
• Merge onto I-35W S.
• Take the 4th St. SE exit (exit 18) toward
University Ave.
• Turn right onto 4th St. SE.
• Turn left onto Central Ave. NE/MN-65.
• Continue to follow MN-65/3rd Ave. S.
• Turn left onto S. 2nd St.

From the West (via I-394E)
• Merge onto I-394E.
• Take the 3rd Ave. N./Washington Ave. exit
(exit 9C).
• Take the Washington Ave. ramp.
• Turn slight right onto N. Washington Ave. (CR-152 S.)
• Turn left onto S. 5th Ave.
• Turn right onto S. 2nd St.

From the East (via I-94W)
• Merge onto I-94W.
• Take the 5th St. exit (exit 234B).
• Stay straight to go onto S. 5th St.
• Turn slight right onto S. 11th Ave.
• Turn left onto S. 2nd St.

*During winter break we will be moving to our new building located at 501 2nd Street South, Minneapolis.