MUSIC IS A BIRTHRIGHT.
The mission of Mile of Music’s Music Education Team is to help all people unleash their inner musician in order to build a community of active music explorers, music makers, and music lovers. We are committed to providing dynamic music-making opportunities for people on the Mile to set them on a path of discovering and developing their musical selves.

At Mile of Music, people don’t just hear the music, they are the music!

Note: All Music Education Team events will be held outdoors, weather permitting! Music Education Team events are all ages unless otherwise noted.

2023 Music Education Team Schedule:

View the 2023 Workshop Descriptions here!

Friday, August 4:

  • 10:00-10:30 First Steps in Music (ages 0-5 & caregivers) at Harper Hall Lobby, Lawrence Conservatory
  • 10:30-11:30 Drumming & Dance from Ghana at PAC Thrivent Hall
  • 10:50-11:20 Stories That Sing (ages 2-10 & caregivers) at Harper Hall Lobby, Lawrence Conservatory
  • 11:50-12:50 Drumming & Dance from Guinea at PAC Thrivent Hall
  • 12:30-1:20 String Band Jam (Intermediate/Advanced) at Heid Music
  • 1:10-2:10 Southeast Asian Dance Workshop at PAC Thrivent Hall
  • 1:40-2:30 Mindful Music-Making: Sing, Explore, and Contemplate at Heid Music
  • 2:00-2:50 Ukulele Workshop (ages 10-adult) at Lawrence Conservatory Green
  • 2:30-3:30 All Abilities Inclusive Music-Making at PAC Thrivent Hall
  • 3:00-3:50 Los Ritmos de Mariachi at Heid Music
  • 4:10-5:00 Hip Hop Workshop with MxL at Heid Music
  • 5:10-6:00 Balinese Gamelan: Gongs, Drums, and Metallophones at Lawrence Conservatory Green
  • 7:30-7:55 MET on the Bus! (Pickup at Fox Cities PAC)

Saturday, August 5:

  • 9:30-10:00 Stories That Sing (ages 2-10 & caregivers) at Harper Hall Lobby @ Lawrence Conservatory
  • 10:20-10:50 Stories that Move (ages 2-10 & caregivers) at Harper Hall Lobby @ Lawrence Conservatory
  • 10:30-11:30 Balinese Gamelan: Gongs, Drums, and Metallophones at PAC Thrivent Hall
  • 11:00-11:50 Ukulele Workshop (ages 10-adult) at Heid Music
  • 11:10-11:40 First Steps in Music (ages 0-5 & caregivers) at Harper Hall Lobby @ Lawrence Conservatory
  • 11:50-12:50 Los Ritmos de Mariachi at PAC Thrivent Hall
  • 12:10-1:00 Songwriting Workshop with Wade Fernandez at Heid Music
  • 1:20-2:10 Mindful Music-Making: Sing, Explore, and Contemplate at Heid Music
  • 1:10-2:10 Southeast Asian Dance Workshop at PAC Thrivent Hall
  • 2:30-3:20 Acoustic Guitar Workshop at Heid Music
  • 2:30-3:30 Drumming & Dancing from Ghana at PAC Thrivent Hall
  • 3:40-4:30 pBone Jam at Heid Music
  • 3:40-4:30 Sound Together: Song Circle for Community & Belonging at Lawrence Conservatory Green
  • 4:40-5:30 Americana: Sing, Step, and Play at Lawrence Conservatory Green
  • 5:40-6:30 Brazilian Samba Drumming (ages 10-adult) at Lawrence Conservatory Green

Sunday, August 6:

  • 11:00-11:50 Drumming & Dance from Guinea at Lawrence Conservatory Green
  • 12:10-1:00 Didjeridu Workshop at Lawrence Conservatory Green
  • 1:20-2:10 Ukulele Workshop (ages 10+) at Lawrence Conservatory Green
  • 2:30-3:20 Drumming & Dance from Ghana at Lawrence Conservatory Green

Note: All Music Education Team events will be held outdoors, weather permitting! Music Education Team events are all ages unless otherwise noted.

Rain Sites are as follows:
Heid Music – Moves indoors at Heid Music
Lawrence Conservatory Green – Moves to Lawrence Conservatory – Shattuck Hall 163 or Shattuck Hall 156

Thank You to our 2023 Music Education Partners:


Lawrence University

Partners: