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About Project CHEER

Project CHEER is a program of The Schubert Club and has been operating at the Hallie Q. Brown/ Martin Luther King Center since 1969.  Project CHEER’s activities grew out of a Schubert Club program that started in 1911 at the West Side Neighborhood House.  Project CHEER acquired its name and its focus from Prentice Harris, former music director at the Hallie Q. Brown Center, who was the program’s first director. 

What Does Project CHEER Offer?

Project CHEER (Creative Help through Enrichment and Educational Resources) offers free piano and guitar lessons.  Lessons are 15 minutes long, and usually shared between two students.  Students are able to take two lessons on each instrument a week.  Students are also welcome to practice on our extra keyboards before or after their scheduled lessons.  Other music classes are occasionally available throughout the year.

What is the Schedule?

We offer 3 sessions throughout the year: September-December, January-May, and June-July.  Our weekly teaching hours are as follows:

What is the Cost?

Project CHEER’s music lessons are free!  There is a registration fee of five dollars, which covers all students in a family.

Who Can Enroll?

Students must have completed  Kindergarten to register. Students may take classes through 12th grade.

How Can I Register or Get More Information?

Registration is done in person. Stop by our space during our teaching hours in the Hallie Q. Brown/Martin Luther King Center, 270 Kent Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota.

For more information, please call Joanna Kirby at (651) 224-4601, ext. 115 or email .

Information for Currently Enrolled Students and Parents

Fall 2008 Semester
Dates and Events

Sept 8 -Monday
Fall registration for returning families

Sept 9 –Tuesday    
Fall registration open to all

Sept 10- Wednesday
Lessons and classes begin

November 26 – Wednesday (Happy Thanksgiving)
NO Project CHEER lessons or classes

December 16 & 17 – Tuesday and Wednesday
Winter Recitals (Both days) and
End of Session (Wednesday)

January 5 – Monday
Registration for Winter/Spring 2009 session

January 6 –Tuesday
Begin lessons for Winter/Spring 2009 session

** Project CHEER WILL hold regular lessons and classes on the days that St. Paul Schools have early release.

Funds for this activity are provided by:

Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation
The COMPAS Medtronic Arts Access Program
Alice M. O'Brien Foundation
Minnesota State Arts Board