ECMMA VISION
To be a catalyst for meaningful early childhood music and movement practices throughout the world.
ECMMA MISSION
The non-profit Early Childhood Music & Movement Association (ECMMA) believes appropriate, purposeful music and movement experiences enhance early childhood development and seeks to support early childhood music and movement practitioners by providing resources, advocacy, professional development, and collaboration opportunities.
OUR FOCUS
Membership in the Early Childhood Music & Movement Association is not simply about joining the organization, but about being a part of a community of like-minded individuals with shared goals.
President's Welcome
Thank you for exploring our organization! We are proud to be one of very few organizations that offers resources to early childhood practitioners, researchers, and even parents. We offer a certification that includes and supports all early childhood music teaching philosophies, biennial conventions that take place at various sites around the country, and other professional development opportunities. An ECMMA membership also provides you with access to the only early childhood music research journal, the International Journal of Music in Early Childhood! Having expanded from our earlier publication, Perspectives, IJMEC provides a platform for researchers and practitioners to talk about best practices for early childhood music instruction and groundbreaking research.
In addition to our benefits, we also offer a community of learners who feel strongly about the work we do for and with young children and teachers of young children. We believe early childhood music experiences enrich and encourage children's cognitive, physiological, and emotional development in ways that carry throughout the lifespan. Music makes us happier and healthier people, and music experience begins before birth.
Christina Svec, President
International Journal of Music in Early Childhood
The International Journal of Music in Early Childhood is an interdisciplinary forum directed at the empirical study of music in early childhood, or pre-birth to age 8.
Contribute
Membership, active participation, and supporting businesses are among the most common ways individuals and organizations contribute to further the ECMMA mission. Another way is through direct donations. ECMMA is a 501c3 non-profit organization. If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution click the link below.