About Hopewell Music

Hopewell began in 2012 when two Northside music teachers shared a frustration over the diminishing access to music education. In turn, these teachers opened up the only comprehensive music school in North Minneapolis. The Ensemble Program was subsequently developed in 2013 to accommodate our students’ desire for ensemble playing as there were no community ensembles in North Minneapolis.  At the end of 2012, 50 students were enrolled in music lessons, and in the first year of the ensemble program 6 members participated. By 2019, Hopewell Music engaged over 700 students and community members through 160 weekly private lessons, six multi-generational ensembles, in-school music programming, and more than 20 public performances.  In 2022, Hopewell is continuing to provide equitable music education in the era of COVID by offering lessons, classes, and ensembles both online and in-person.  For more information about our online and in-person lessons and ensembles policies, click here.