MacPhail Center for Music
About
Largest Twin Cities Community Music School
MacPhail Center for Music is on S 2nd Street downtown Minneapolis, a non-profit serving 15,000+ students across all ages. Distinguishing scale: multiple satellite locations (Apple Valley, Austin, Chanhassen, Madeline Island, online), Suzuki track, music therapy services, and K-12 school partnerships.
Kids Programs
Programs span infancy through teens across multiple methodologies. Programs include:
- Sing Play Learn with MacPhail (early childhood, infants/toddlers)
- Private piano lessons
- Suzuki violin, cello, piano (parent-involvement track)
- Voice lessons
- Guitar lessons
- Strings, winds, brass
- Youth orchestras and choirs
- Contemporary music program (rock, jazz, songwriting, production)
- Music therapy
- Summer camps
What's Included
- Weekly private or group instruction
- Ensemble and choir placement based on level
- Music therapy track for kids with clinical needs
- K-12 school partnership programs
- Online lesson option
- Multi-location flexibility
Experience
Best fit for families wanting a school that grows with the kid - from baby music classes to youth orchestra to college-prep audition tracks. Non-profit pricing with serious instruction quality is hard to beat in the Twin Cities.