About MAI

About MAI

For more than 30 years, Music/Arts Institute has been guiding performers, young and old alike, toward careers in music, and developing generations of patrons of the arts.  While we stess excellence in musical performance, we also don't lose sight of the fact that many students will not make music a part of their career.  What we strive for is nurturing a love of the arts, a broad sense of the beauty that is present in all art.

Our outstanding faculty fosters many skills in our students:  self-discipline, inquisitiveness, a desire to improve, and the tools necessary to think critically and make informed decisions.  We believe that all of these can be addressed through the advanced study of music.

We invite you to come and be a part of the Music/Arts Institute Experience!

Board of Directors

  • Dick Wilson, President
  • James Lyen, Vice-President
  • Melissa Mader Shaefer, Secretary
  • Jon-Marc Donald, Treasurer
  • Kimberly Bruce
  • Joanne Cable
  • Bruce Dickerson
  • Matt Guilfoil
  • Jane Howard
  • Kathleen Hunzicker
  • Robert Paul
  • Christie Geier-Pratt
  • Susan Watkins

Donations to MAI

Music/Arts Institute®, Millicent A. Daugherty Community School of the Arts, as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit community school of the arts, accepts donations throughout the year for tuition scholarships, special programs, operating costs, building upgrades, musical equipment and repairs. Donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

Please mail donations made out to Music/Arts Institute to our main campus at:

1010 South Pearl Street
Independence, MO 64050

OR USE THE PAYPAL DONATION BUTTON ON THIS PAGE.

We thank you for your support of arts education and in helping us by “Building Better Lives through Excellence in the Performing Arts.”

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Your support ensures the tradition of excellence at Music/Arts will continue for years to come!