MacPhail Center for Music

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.