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Featured Event: 3 Strings Music Workshop & Emergence Concert

Happening Thursday, July 16 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Minnesota History Center

Join us for a free, family-friendly evening celebrating Disability Pride Month! Try adapted instruments in a hands-on workshop, then rock out with Emergence, our neuro-affirming cover band. Free admission & parking.

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14 Jul 2026 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

3 Strings Performance

3 Strings LIVE in South Dakota! Join us at the Yankton Riverside Amphitheater sponsored by...

MN History Center Hands-On Workshop

Learn how to play the 3 Strings way! Always wanted to play an instrument? Now...

MN History Center Emergence Concert

3 Strings LIVE at the Minnesota History Center! Rock out with Emergence, a neuro-affirming band...

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“Ruth LeMay and 3-Strings has changed the way I look at music education. I now truly am providing music for all, and have a methodology that truly changes lives.”

Eric Songer, Chaska West Middle School Band Director, Chaska, MN
CMA Music Teacher of Excellence, MMEA Vice-President of Secondary Ensembles, author and multi-award winner

“I have been offering 3-Strings Guitar classes for my school’s special needs program for over five years now. In this time, I have witnessed incredible growth and development with the students that I work with. Beyond the expected improvements in fine motor and eye-hand coordination, I have witnessed students develop higher degrees of focus resulting in improvements for students with echoplasia and echolalia (scripting). Improvement in these functional skills has led these students to more easily communicate with others in their daily lives.”

Dr. Kevin Vigil, NAfME Guitar Council, Past President

“Seeing the confidence and joy that 3 Strings brings to young people has been life-changing for our community of educators. The 3 Strings band’s performance was one of the highlights of our summer conference!”

Mary Claxton, Director of Teaching & Learning for Music Will

“We were so lucky to engage Ruth LeMay as a professional development facilitator with all 50 of our teaching artists. Numerous teachers described after what an impactful session it was and how it gave them critical new ideas to engage all learners in their classes. We hope to have Ruth and 3Strings back by demand again soon!”

Danielle Williams, Director of Education, Baltimore Symphony OrchKids program

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