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MacPhail Center for Music

MacPhail Center for Music has programs for students with limited…
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MacPhail Center for Music has programs for students with limited access to music education and older adults. The evaluations look at program implementation and outcomes.

Project Reports

October 2024

This report presents findings from the 2023-2024 Online School Partnerships evaluation, focusing on outcomes and satisfaction for participating students and schools.

October 2024

This report presents findings from the annual evaluation of the MacPhail After School Strings Program at Ascension Catholic School in Minneapolis. It includes satisfaction and outcome data for the 2023-24 school year.

September 2023

MacPhail created the MacPhail Northside Youth Orchestra as a way for youth who had aged out of the Afterschool Intensive Strings program to continue playing their instrument in a collaborative setting. In the 2022-23 school year, MacPhail and Wilder Research worked together to collect information on the MNYO program through student interviews and lesson progress reports.

November 2023

This report presents a high-level review of Online School Partnerships evaluation data from the 2019-20 academic year through the 2022-23 academic year.

September 2023

This is the 2022-23 summary report for the MacPhail Online School Partnership program. MacPhail teaching artists completed music skills assessments for their individual lesson students.

September 2023

This report presents findings from the annual evaluation of the MacPhail Intensive Strings Program at Ascension Catholic School in Minneapolis. It includes satisfaction and outcome data for the 2022-23 school year.

September 2022

This report presents findings from the annual evaluation of the MacPhail Intensive Strings Program, specifically at Ascension Catholic School in Minneapolis. It includes satisfaction and outcome data for the 2021-22 school year.

September 2022

Annual report summarizing evaluation outcomes of the Online School Partnership and Sing Play Learn programs. This report covers the 2021-2022 school year.

September 2022

The MacPhail Center for Music Online School Partnerships program aims to increase access to high quality music education for students who attend schools in greater Minnesota. MacPhail Teaching Artists work collaboratively with school music educators to develop curriculum and provide music instruction to students via the internet. This summary presents evaluation data from the 2021-2022 school year.

January 2022

MacPhail’s Online School Partnerships program provides music educators and music students in greater Minnesota online access to MacPhail Teaching Artists in the Twin Cities through virtual instruction. This infographic presents a summary of 2020-2021 evaluation results, including the impact of the program on students.

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