The Schubert Club

Music education and community engagementschubert club believes that music education and arts access are essential components of a culturally rich and vibrant community. Project cheer offered free music lessons at the hallie q. Brown community center and the mt. Airy boys and girls club in saint paul. The program was started in partnership with hallie q. Brown in 1969. Approximately 100 students in grades 1-12 received piano, guitar, and rhythm lessons in 2024-25.see schedule o for additional program language.schubert club hosted three multi-event music education residencies throughout the year led by gifted teaching artists. Kidsjam is an interactive educational program for kids ages 5-12 to play, listen, learn and create with music. During its 10th season, kidsjam workshops took place at the schubert club music museum and three saint paul public schools. Familyjam is a series of free, music museum-based concerts and activities for families on saturday mornings.the let's make music program offered interactive group events held throughout the year in the schubert club music museum, led by popular twin cities musicians using instruments from the museum. Five new museum mini programs were recorded and added to the collection of free, online virtual learning experiences that showcase instruments from the music museum.student scholarshipsthe bruce p. Carlson student scholarship competition, held annually since 1922, attracted almost 200 student musicians from the five-state region, from junior high to graduate school level. 47 scholarships with a total value of $71,750 were awarded to competition winners in six categories. Schubert club also awarded four jazz piano scholarships, and expanded the musical promise scholarship program to five students, with grants for these programs totaling over $20,000.

Museum exhibitslocated on the 2nd floor of landmark center in downtown saint paul, the schubert club music museum features two exhibit areas: the music makers zone, which invites visitors to explore and play instruments from around the globe; and the keyboard journey, which allows visitors to experience the schubert club collection of historic keyboards and manuscripts through video and sound recordings. A new multimedia exhibit, "letters alive", featuring the gilman ordway manuscript collection was added in april. Admission to the music museum is free, and more than 10,000 visitors attended in 2024-25.