| 5:15-6:00PM | SOUSAPALOOZA | Beer Garden area on the East side of the Prtitzker Pavilion | YES | Since 2011, Make Music Chicago has pioneered the “Sousapalooza” – an invitation for hundreds of brass, wind, and percussion players to come together and sightread the music of The March King, John Philip Sousa. Sousapaloozas returns in 2024 in cities around the U.S. Download the music, bring your horn, and join the band! |
| 4:00-5:30PM | Harmonicas In Bessemer Park | Bessemer Park | YES | Learn how to play the harmonica with The South Side Jazz Coalition. Free harmonicas will be provided by Hohner! |
| 3:30-4:30 PM | Free Mini Violin Lessons w/ Susie Smith (Lincoln Square Suzuki!) | Winnemac Park | no | Join Susie at Winnemac Park (near the Youth Garden) for a mini violin lesson! Don't have a violin? No problem! I have a child and adult-size violin you can use. Open ages 3+ |
| 3:30-4:00PM | Kazoo Workshop with Skip Landt | Old Town School of Folk Music | no | Join a Kazoo workshop with Skip Landt of the Old Town School of Folk Music . No experience necessary, free kazoos! |
| 3:00-4:00PM | Lanialoha Uke Jam | Q Ideas Plant Shop | no | Join Lanialoha & Aloha Lives! for a participatory jam session of live, vocal and acoustic music that features traditional, contemporary and easy listening island music as well as popular Disney songs for younger audiences. |
| 3:00-4:00PM | Flowerpot Music with Josh Jones | Goudy Park | no | Join us as we learn Flowerpot Music, a composition for this unlikely but beautiful percussion instrument. Bring your own flowerpot, or another resonant bowl-like object of your choice. This event is for musicians and non-musicians alike. |
| 2:00-5:00pm | Beginner guitar lessons with Ric Larsen | Goudy Park | no | Stop by for a free lesson with guitarist, Richard Larsen. Bring your own guitar or one will be available for the lesson, if you don't have one. |
| 2:00-5:00pm | Beginner guitar lessons with Zhivko Nikolov | Goudy Park | no | Stop by for a free guitar lesson with Zhivko Nikolov, founder of 6VibeZ Music Inc.! Bring your own guitar or if don't have one, one will be provided for the lesson. |
| 2:00-3:30PM | Harmonica Workshop with Skip Landt | Old Town School of Folk Music | no | Come learn harmonica with veteran Old Town School of Folk Music teacher Skip Landt! Free harmonicas from Hohner will be available for the workshop. |
| 1:00-2:00PM | Bucket Drumming with Don Skoog | Back of the Yards Library | no | Celebrate Make Music Day by playing drums, even if you have never played before! Drumsticks for this event are generously donated by Vic Firth. |
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