Mile of Music Music Education Team

02/03/2024

Free children’s concert! Great music! Come join us!

11/27/2023

Tomorrow, November 28, is Giving Tuesday – the international day of charitable giving described as a "global generosity movement" whose aim is to encourage people to "give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.” If your cause is music, and specifically original music, we’d like to ask you to consider a donation to Appleton Community Music, Inc. on this Giving Tuesday.

Your donation to Appleton Community Music goes toward funding:
🎶Original music experiences in downtown Appleton, including artist fees.
🏠🍔Artist Hospitality including lodging and food, hospitality, and support toward artist care and wellness.
🎶🥁Participatory music education experiences through the Mile of Music Music Education Team.
🧡Experiences that build inclusion, diversity and community through original music.

Learn more and donate here, or on the fundraiser below: https://www.appletoncommunitymusic.org/

10/02/2023

Don’t miss Step Afrika! At the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center tomorrow evening!! This will be an incredibly powerful performance!

Join us after the show for a Q&A about the history of step, polyrhythms, gumboot stepping and more with Step Afrika! Check out Step Afrika’s educational study guide for more information on stepping. This event is free for Step Afrika! ticketholders.

08/07/2023

https://www.wbay.com/2023/08/04/mile-music-offers-music-education-workshops-open-all-ages/

Not just for the kids, the Mile of Music music education events were designed with the goal of helping teens and adults get in touch with their musical side.

08/06/2023

Getting to spend a few moments with Todd and DeDe Heid at ! They are two of the big reasons the Music Education Team events are such a success every year at Mile! Big thanks to Heid Music!🎶♥️♥️♥️

08/05/2023

Music Education Session Update: Afro-Cuban Drumming is canceled today (Aug. 5).

Join the Mile of Music Music Education Team at any of their other 20 workshops today and tomorrow.

08/05/2023

You ARE a Mile 10 Artist!🩷

08/05/2023

Happening right now at the Fox Cities PAC!🔥🩷 Balinese Gamelan

Mile of Music Festival Lawrence University - Conservatory of Music Lawrence University Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Heid Music Creative Imprint Kat Gottlieb Fox Cares Foundation Brian Gottlieb Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Lawrence Community Music School Appleton Community Music, Inc. Leila Ramagopal Pertl Sonja Downing Dewa Ketut Alit Adnyana

08/05/2023

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08/04/2023

The Mile of Music Music Education Team events start today! Come on out and BE the music!

No experience necessary! Join us in celebrating our beautiful community by making music together! You can do it!

So grateful for our amazing sponsors and partners Mile of Music Festival Heid Music Fox Cities Performing Arts CenterFox Cares Foundation Creative Imprint Community Foundation for the Fox Valley RegionBrian Gottlieb Kat Gottlieb Lawrence Community Music School Lawrence University Lawrence University - Conservatory of Music who make this workshop series possible! 🎶 🪘 🎸

07/31/2023

The Mile of Music~ Music Education Team schedule is here! Check out all the amazing events and our passionate sponsors and partners who make this unique part of the Mile possible! 💖💖💖

07/28/2023

So excited about our collaboration with Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. What a privilege to be able to welcome our Mile of Music Festival participants onto the premiere stage in Wisconsin to explore music from all over the world, taught by culture bearers in our community!💐

Summer sun and live music is a great combo! 🌞🎤 Come hear live music August 3-6 during Mile of Music Festival from more than 200 bands in downtown Appleton. Join community members and enjoy talent from around the country, highlighting various genres and cultures.

Stop into the Center August 4-5 to engage in interactive workshops for music-making, dancing and more with the Mile of Music Music Education Team! Click the link for more information. https://foxcitiespac.com/events-tickets/community-engagement/.

07/28/2023

Memories from Mile 1!! Check out the Fiddle Workshop photo from our Mile of Music Music Education Team a decade ago! You’ll see some familiar faces who will be present at our 10 year celebration coming up in just a week along with an amazing group of artists who will help YOU become a Mile Artist! Come BE the music at the Mile of Music Festival when you participate in our over 35 interactive music-making events at Mile 10!
So grateful for Music Education Team sponsors and partners who make this all possible💚:Heid Music Kat Gottlieb Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Lawrence University Lawrence University - Conservatory of Music Fox Cares Foundation Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Appleton Community Music, Inc. Lawrence Community Music School Creative Imprint 💚

07/18/2023

The Mile of Music~Music Education Team has over 35 interactive events ready for people of ALL AGES! Keep your eye out for the schedule of hands-on events! Check out our amazing sponsors and partners! All possible because of their generous support of this unique, integral, and exciting part of the Mile of Music!

06/28/2023

🎶Mile Artist Announcement! The Mile of Music, Music Education Team! Artists from here in the Fox Valley and around the globe! 🌍 Stay tuned!

11/04/2022

Parents and caregivers, this is an amazing, immersive musical opportunity!

Introduce your child to the world of music with our new Intro Choir! Registration is now open!

08/06/2022

Come dance with us! Ghanaian dancing at the PAC!!

08/05/2022

Amazing Mariachi session with Nestor Dominguez!

08/05/2022

Indian dance workshop at the PAC with Lavanyaa Surendar!

08/05/2022

Ghanaian Dancing at the PAC right now! University - Conservatory of Music

08/05/2022

Come learn Ghanaian Dance tomorrow at 11am at the PAC, on stage! Nani Agbeli is a captivating artist and a welcoming and joyful teacher! Don't miss Ghanaian Ewe dance over Mile 9 weekend!

08/03/2022

Come BE the music on Mile 9! With over 40 hands-on, interactive events, there’s something for everyone! 🎶
💚Friday and Saturday on the Fox Cities PAC main stage: Mariachi song and dance with Néstor Dominguez, Ghanaian Ewe drumming and dance with Nani Agbeli, and South Indian Bharatanatyam dance with Lavanyaa Surendar.
💚We know you have a song inside you waiting to be written! Come find your song with B. Lilly, Sonu, and Wade Fernandez!
🗓 and much, much more!!! Mile of Music Music Education Team will get you going!! No experience necessary!
💐Thanks to our sponsors and partners who make these opportunities possible: The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Heid Music, Brian and Kathy Gottlieb, Lawrence University, Creative Imprint, and the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center!

07/20/2022

Come BE the music on the Mile! Check out our interactive, hands-on music making events below! There is something for everyone!
Music is YOUR Birthright! Music-making is fundamental to our growth, development, joy, and connection to one another on this life's journey. Join us on the Mile, August 5,6,7th, and year round at our numerous community music schools to continue your musical adventures!
I am very excited to announce our collaboration with our beautiful Fox Cities Performing Arts Center! We will be featuring Ghanaian Ewe drumming and dance with Nani Agbeli, South Indian Bharatanatyam dance with Lavanyaa Surendar, and Jarabe and Rancheras Mariachi, songs and dance from Mexico, with Nestor Dominguez, ON THE AMAZING MAIN STAGE at the the PAC!
Big thank you and huge gratitude to our sponsors and partners: the incredible Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Heid Music, Brian and Kathy Gottlieb, Creative Imprint, and Lawrence University. Their generous support has made these opportunities possible.
Shout out to the Mile of Music Music Education Team: Get to know our team and come say hi! https://mileofmusic.com/met/
Come join us on the PAC stage, the Lawrence Campus, Heid Music, and Jones Park! Looking forward to being with you all on the Mile!

07/11/2022

Come 'Be The Music' with the Mile 9 Mile of Music Music Education Team!

Meet the fabulous people behind these events here: https://mileofmusic.com/met/

Full lineup of Music Education Team events (including a schedule) will be posted very soon. 😊🎶

07/06/2022

Get ready for Mile 9! We have over 40 interactive, multi-aged music making events awaiting your participation!
Come BE The Music!!

05/16/2022

Lawrence University’s new production facility!

We are grateful for the collaboration between Lawrence and the Mile of Music in supporting the Music Education Team and community music making! And speaking of that, get ready to BE the music on the Mile!

More soon!