CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS IN MUSIC
Dr. Patrick K. Freer is Director of the The Center for Educational Partnerships, with assistance from music education faculty members Dr. Michelle Mercier-DeShon, Program Coordinator, and Anita Kumar.
The center is increasingly recognized as a conduit for artistic excellence and innovation in urban music education.
The Center for Educational Partnerships (CEPM) unites music faculty and music students with the education community in a collaboration that advances the role of music in school and culture. It prepares influential leaders to teach in diverse and interdependent contexts. Drawing on Atlanta’s unique community resources, the relationship created by the center fosters relevant and engaging music-making for learners throughout their lifespan. The CEPM programs and projects are below.
Sound Learning
Dr. David Myers developed the Sound Learning program in 1999. The Sound Learning program is a kindergarten through 5th-grade music integration residency (integration of music with other core subjects) resulting from a collaborative partnership with the center, Atlanta-area schools, and professional musicians, including members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and Georgia State faculty and students.
Georgia State Library / Johnny Mercer Foundation Partnership
This program enables graduate students in music education to receive graduate assistantships to develop curriculum for Atlanta-area music classrooms that focuses on American Music 1900 – 50. Georgia State Library’s Special Collections & Archives enables contact with primary archival resources to be used with curriculum development and delivery.
Guest Speakers & Research Events
The Center for Educational Partnerships in Music presents distinguished guest speakers, such as Dr. Robert Duke of the Center for Music Learning at the University of Texas at Austin, and hosts research events like the Improvising Brain International Symposium and an Invitational Strings Festival for middle- and high-school students.
Contact Us
Dr. Patrick Freer,
Director
pfreer@gsu.edu