2025 Summer Music Play

Join us for a 6-week session of outdoor Music Play in our shaded garden!

In case of rain: Depending on room availability, we will either move inside our music school during bad weather or we will cancel and add a week onto the end of our session (see schedules below for details).

Please bring your own blanket!


MORE INFO:

Where? Our Music School is located at 404 E. 48th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55419. Our outdoor classes take place at the same location in the garden space.

  • Summer 2025: Outdoors only! Classes begin on Tuesday, June 24th and run for 6 weeks. See specific day for details.

How long? Outdoor classes are 45-minutes. Each session runs for 6-weeks.

Cost? Music Play is $123.00 for one student and $61.50 for each additional sibling registered. Infant siblings are free up to 6 months.

When? Registration will open on Monday, May 5th at 10am.

  • Music Play with Laura. Ages 0-4. Tuesday @ 9:30am; Tuesday @ 10:30am

    • Six week session: June 24th, July 1st, July 8th, July 15th, July 22nd, July 29th

    • In case of rain, a make up class will be held on August 5th.

  • Music Play with Devin. Ages 0-4. Tuesday @ 4:15pm; Tuesday @ 5:15pm

    • Six week session: June 24th, July 1st, July 8th, July 15th, July 22nd, July 29th

    • In case of rain, a make up class will be held on August 5th.

  • Music Play with Anna. Ages 0-4. Wednesday @ 9:15am; Wednesday @ 10:15am

    • Six week session: June 25th, July 2nd, July 9th, July 16th, July 23rd, July 30th

    • In case of rain, a make up class will be held on August 6th.

  • Music Play with Laura. Ages 0-4. Thursday @ 9:15am; Thursday @ 10:15am

    • Six week session: June 26th, July 3rd, July 10th, July 17th, July 24th, July 31st

    • In case of rain, a make up class will be held on August 7th.

  • Music Play with Devin. Ages 0-4. Saturday @ 9:15am; Saturday @ 10:15am

    • Six week session: June 28th, July 12th, July 19th, July 26th, August 2nd, August 9th (No class on July 5th)

    • In case of rain, the class will move indoors.

  • Music Play with Krysten. Ages 0-4. Sunday @ 4:15pm; Sunday @ 5:15pm

    • Six week session: June 29th, July 13th, July 20th, July 27th, August 3nd, August 10th (No class on July 6th)

    • In case of rain, the class will move indoors.

  • Classroom rules: We have a few important guidelines that we ask parents to follow. In addition to being music models, parents are expected to help keep an environment that is safe and musically supportive for all of our learners. Every child in Music Play is important and it is our goal to uncover their music aptitude and accommodate classroom activities to support each individual student. In order to accomplish this, parents are asked to intervene on behavioral issues when their own child becomes disruptive to the flow of the music. We will cover more of this in class on the first week!

  • Masks: When inside, masks are optional. If you have any concerns about this, please email our director. We reserve the right to reverse this decision at any time if numbers rise or we feel it is safer to reinstate the mandate.

  • Rainy-Day Policy: Summer Music Play will take place in our shaded garden! In case of rain: Depending on room availability, we will either move inside our music school during bad weather or we will cancel and add a week onto the end of our session. Please bring your own blanket! 

  • Cancellation + Refund Policy: We understand that circumstances can change, and we want to support families as best we can. For that reason, we offer refunds within the first two weeks of the session. After this initial period, we are unable to offer refunds, as our planning and staffing are based on committed enrollment. Thank you for your understanding!

Through music a child gains insights into herself, into others, and into life itself. Perhaps most important, she is better able to develop and sustain her imagination. Without music, life would be bleak. Because a day does not pass without a child’s hearing or participating in some music, it is to a child’s advantage to understand music as thoroughly as she can. As a result, as she becomes older she will learn to appreciate, to listen to, and to partake in music that she herself believes to be good. Because of such cultural awareness, her life will have more meaning for her.
— Edwin Gordon, Music Education Researcher and founder of Music Learning Theory