The PlayParty Project in Oberlin: A Family Affair

Policies, Practices, and Promises: Challenges to Early Childhood Music Education in the United States

“…Innovative, university-sponsored music programs for young children can also be found throughout the country. These programs include efforts by the University of Miami (Jordan 1998;Jordan and Galliford 2007), the Eastman School of Music (Fox 1990), the Early Childhood Music Academy at Brigham Young (Kenney 2007), Michigan State University's early childhood music program (Taggart 1998), the Hartt School of Music (Feierabend 1998), and the Oberlin Conservatory (Bennett 2006;Jarjisian 1998). University professors, local music educators, and college students have joined forces to lead music activities for young children within a university-developed curriculum.…”

“…Several states, such as Ohio, are currently battling to protect their K-12 music programs. In such situations, it is difficult to prioritize early childhood music programs (Bennett 2006;A. Chivington, pers.…”