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 Dr. Martin Norgaard.
The center is increasingly recognized as a conduit for artistic excellence and innovation in urban music education.
Sound Learning
Dr. David Myers developed the Sound Learning program in 1999. The Sound Learning model is a music residency program that reaches elementary school students in 1st through 5th grades, with a focus on interdisciplinary learning through music. The program is part of a collaborative partnership with the Center for Educational Partnership in Music, Georgia State School of Music faculty and students, Atlanta-area schools and local professional musicians. For more information, contact Dr. Michelle Mercier-De Shon.
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
School of Music
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Director for the School of Music
Chester Phillips
Public Relations Coordinator
Kaylee Bramlett
School of Music Undergraduate Admissions
Ansley Usery
School of Music Graduate Admissions
Lara Saville Dahl
Office / Delivery Address
75 Poplar St
5th floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
USPS Mailing Address
P.O. Box 3993
Atlanta, GA 30302-3993