Faculty

Bailey Cook

Sing Play Learn with MacPhail®

Locations: Minneapolis, Apple Valley, Chanhassen

Bailey Cook (they/them) is a dedicated teaching artist contributing to the Sing Play Learn with MacPhail!® and Piano Individual Instruction departments. Holding a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Music Education from Iowa State University, Bailey is deeply committed to innovative and adaptive teaching methodologies.

Their teaching philosophy is a blend of various educational approaches including Dalcroze, Kodály, Orff, ear-training, and music theory, all tailored to meet the unique needs of their students and nurture holistic musical development. Having previously served as an Assistant of the Ames Children’s Choirs, Bailey, alongside Dr. Christian Svec, presented meta-analysis research on music aptitude at the International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition in Graz, Austria in 2018. Utilizing these insights, Bailey continuously refines their teaching methods to better serve the individual needs of their students.

In addition to their roles at MacPhail, Bailey teaches voice and piano lessons at the Medina School of Music and their private studio.

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Sing Play Learn: Crossing the Midline

Bailey Cook teaches a movement-based activity using The Syncopated Clock by Leroy Anderson. This activity is a wonderful movement activity to practice what we call “crossing the mid-line”.

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Minneapolis – Spring 2024

Individual Lessons

Piano Lessons – Minneapolis

About Individual Lessons at MacPhail Our outstanding faculty is equipped to teach beginning through advanced music lessons. At all levels, the music lessons are student-centered to develop personalized musical and …

Per lesson

$46.50-$53.50