About The National Children's Music Project
Welcome to The National Children's Music Project!
NCMP was started as a forum for the educational component of the music that Kathy Jo, Terry and I had been performing for many years. Over time I came to believe that there was an entire body of music that needed to be written and discovered to help children learn what our schools were trying to teach with only partial success. Reading, math, self-esteem, all of these subjects were perfect to learn through music because songs contain three enormously important elements: Repetition, group participation and fun!
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Why children need music
Children love music -- it speaks in a language that they instinctively understand. Play music and even the youngest of toddlers will start moving to its beat. Music welcomes children into its world inviting them to match its pitch, sing its lyrics, move to its beat, explore its harmonic dimensions, and understand its message. Music makes children happy and is a creative means for self expression that integrates mind, body and spirit.
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The Mission:
The National Children’s Music Project was established as a 501(C)(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to developing and implementing educational and enrichment programs in music and the humanities for children of all ages, to enhance their lives through enjoyment and participation.
Executive Director: David Grover
Assistant to the Director: Maria Wood
Board of Directors
- Maria Wood, President
- Jay Dubner, Treasurer
- Ben Fusco, Secretary
