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Summer Camps

This is what summer sounds like.

Whether you are a beginning or advanced musician, MacPhail has a summer camp for you. Take your pick of camps, from cello rock to composition, electronic music to jazz and strings. Camps fill quickly so sign up today.

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

Student Performances

Performance Festival

Sun May 04 2025
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Minneapolis

MacPhail Presents

MacPhail Presents: Influential Mentors – A Faculty Performance

Fri May 09 2025
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Minneapolis

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

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Changing Lives through the Power of Music

Meet Our Faculty

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Music Therapy at MacPhail Center for Music- Austin

MacPhail music therapy is now available in Austin, MN, helping people living with a wide array of neurological and developmental challenges.

Bridging the Gap Between Classical and Electronic

The EKWE app enables students to explore global musical traditions, develop composition skills, and collaborate on projects. MacPhail students get one free year.

woman and younger girl playing piano together demonstrating suzuki music education

The Beauty of the Suzuki Philosophy

Suzuki Music Education with Annette Lee Annette Lee, a Suzuki piano teacher and Suzuki teacher trainer at MacPhail discusses the benefits of Suzuki Music Education and the principles of the …

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