Virtual STEM Tour Grades K–8 Including 7 hands-on activities and 7 activity sheets! This field trip video collection is designed for students in grades K–8 and provides a dynamic, STEM-based learning experience for students to discover how musical instruments are made and how they work. Grounded in Arizona K–12 and Next Generation Science Standards, seven inquiry-based videos with tangible musical explorations guide students through a series of steps to discover the science of sound. The five types of instruments featured in the STEM videos are: aerophones chordophones electrophones idiophones membranophones Learn More »
Virtual Musical Menagerie Tour Grades K–2 This video collection is designed for students in grades K–2 and introduces concepts of animal imagery and symbolism through instruments and objects. All five videos are standards-based and contain geographic and contextual grounding for the topic and an engagement piece for students to create, move, or make music. The countries and regions featured in the Musical Menagerie videos include: Democratic Republic of the Congo Mongolia Italy Andean Highlands: Peru & Bolivia Northwest Coast (USA/Canada) Learn More »
Virtual Discovery Tour Grades 3–12 This video collection is designed for students in grades 3–12 and explores community music making and various musical journeys—demonstrating that when people move throughout the world, their instruments and music move with them. All five videos are standards-based and contain geographic and contextual grounding for the topic and an engagement piece for students to create, move, or make music. The regions and countries featured in the Discovery videos include: Tanzania Philippines Brazil Louisiana Europe Learn More »
Virtual Mega Ran Artist Residency Grades K–12 Follow along with rapper and former middle school teacher Raheem Jarbo (a.k.a. Mega Ran) during a high-energy performance in the MIM Music Theater and learn more about the elements of hip hop and its history. Joined by dancers from Jukebox Dance Studio, a local visual artist, and a music industry entrepreneur, the residency brings the diversity of hip hop to life with original music and iconic, pop-culture influenced dance moves. The virtual Artist Residency package includes*: A prerecorded 40-minute educational concert Pre- and post-video educational materials An optional LIVE Zoom session with the artists on Friday, February 19, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. or Thursday, May 6, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. (AZ standard time) *Artist Residency materials are available January 4 through May 28, 2021. Learn More »
Online Mini Music Makers Join MIM’s curator of education, Katie Palmer, on Zoom to explore music from around the globe with your little ones (ages 0–5). Presenting sponsor PNC Bank LEARN MORE »
LIVE! Online Musical Adventures Kids ages 6–10 will discover new cultures by actively participating in music making, crafting musical instruments, and virtually exploring MIM’s exhibits with up to two designated tour guides! Presenting sponsor PNC Bank LEARN MORE »
Online Memory Care and Music Stay tuned for more information about MIM’s virtual sessions for people living with memory loss and their caregivers. Supported by the Rusty & Mary Jane Poepl Foundation