Welcome to Make Music Day 2022

On Tuesday, June 21, 2022 1,000 cities across more than 120 countries worldwide will be participating in and celebrating Make Music Day. We are proud to be once again this year, supporting Make Music Day in the communities that we are in. Anyone and everyone is invited to participate in Make Music Day. All age groups, skill levels and styles of music are welcome!

Check out the event schedule below to see how to participate at the Heid Music closest to you!

Appleton Events

Mayor Woodford will be at Heid Music Appleton at 10:30am to issue an offical Make Music Day proclamation!

Elementary Music Fun with Rhythm Band

• 11:00am-11:25am
• Location: Heid Music
• Clarissa Brisk, elementary school music teacher will be leading a fun and interactive workshop for children ages 6-10 using instruments from Rhythm Band Instruments. 

Gamelan 

• 11:00am-11:50am
• Location: Lawrence University Conservatory Green
• Lawrence University will be facilitating a Gamelan workshop. Gamelan refers to an ensemble of traditional percussion-keyed instruments, including gongs, drums, metallophones and bamboo flutes from Indonesia. All ages can experience and learn Gamelan.

Musical Story Time

• 11:30am-11:55am
• Location: Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
• Appleton Public Library will present a participatory musical story time. This event will engage audience members and take them on a musical journey!

Jumbie Jams 

• 12:00pm-12:50pm
• Location: Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
• Come learn to play the Jumbie Jam!

Makey Makey

• 12:00pm-12:50pm
• Location: Heid Music
• STEM education kids that can be used to make musical instruments and other exciting inventions!

Ghanaiian Drumming/Dance

• 12:30pm-1:20pm
• Location: Lawrence University Conversatory Green
• The interactive workshop is designed for both the young and the young at heart. This style of music utilizes a call and response between the lead drum and the rest of the ensemble.

"Two Old Flats"

• 1:00pm-1:50pm
• Location: Heid Music
• Acoustic guitar and bass instrumental duo featuring fiddle tunes, polkas, waltzes, rags, etc.

Elementary Music Fun with Rhythm Band

• 2:00pm-2:25pm
• Location: Heid Music
• Clarissa Brisk, elementary school music teacher will be leading a fun and interactive workshop for children ages 6-10 using instruments from Rhythm Band Instruments. 

Solo Artist Kat Flan

• 2:30pm-3:20pm
• Location: Heid Music
• Kat Flan will perform on a variety of instruments and play some of the greatest hits in both Spanish and English. Join Kat Flan for an engaging and groovy experience. 

Ghanaiian Drumming/Dance

• 2:30pm-3:20pm
• Location: Lawrence University Conservatory Green
• The interactive workshop is designed for both the young and the young at heart. This style of music utilizes a call and response between the lead drum and the rest of the ensemble.

Bucket Drumming

• 3:30-4:20pm
• Location: Lawrence University Conservatory Green
• This program is a fun and interactive way to make music with every day objects.

Makey Makey

• 3:30pm-4:20pm
• Location: Heid Music
• STEM education kids that can be used to make musical instruments and other exciting inventions!

IndUS

• 4:30pm-5:20pm
• Location: Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
• IndUS of Fox Valley will demo a variety of music, musical instruments, and dance styles (classical and folk) aimed at getting people involved.

Uke Jam with Greg Forton

• 4:30pm-5:20pm
• Location: Heid Music Appleton
• Greg Forton is a member of Forte and the Pianissimos. We encourage you to bring your own uke, Heid Music will have a limited number of ukes for you to use if you don't have one. 

Closing Event

• 5:30pm-6:00pm
• Location: Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
• Pita from Unity the Band will lead a closing event that will engage the audience and have active participation. It will be a great way to close Make Music Appleton and get community members involved!

Stevens Point Event

Mass Guitar Incident

• Join Portage County musicians as they transform alleys, bus stops, parking spaces, and plazas in Downtown Stevens Point into performance venues!
• 7:00pm-7:30pm
• Location: The Square
• Click HERE to see some practice tips!

Group Jam Session

• 7:30pm-8:00pm
• Location: Heid Music Stevens Point

Click HERE to see the full event schedule and more information!

Madison Events

Dog and Pony Show 

• 11:00am-12:00pm
• Location: Heid Music Madison
• Playing hooky from their regular and more traditional bluegrass bands, Adam Tylinski and Chris Barnes perform as the duo "Dog and Pony Show". Adam and Chris perform a variety of modern alternative and indie music in an acoustic setting. With a blend of vocal harmonies and instruments, they present a fresh approach to new acoustic music and still get to "rock it" a bit. 

Bernard Quipot

• 12:15pm-1:00pm
• Location: Heid Music Madison
• 30+ yrs of experience and 15 yrs of serious travelling musician mostly abroad. This includes guitar and singing - Folk, Rock, and Religious styles. Check it out HERE

The Noisemaker Collective

• 1:15pm-2:00pm
• Location: Heid Music Madison
• “Two young Boolmasters, hard at work”. Longtime friends and bandmates in several groups, Asiah Doyle and Dane Slinger are ready and eager to bring the noise to Make Music Madison once again with a collection of melodic groove metal songs they’ve written over the last couple years in a high energy performance. 

Click HERE for the full event schedule!

Thank you to our Partners in Make Music Day 2022