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This editorial aims to summarize key insights from an early childhood music education seminar and its implications for community collaboration.

May 8, 2026

Working relationship for the good of the community and the field of early childhood music education

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This editorial aims to summarize key insights from an early childhood music education seminar and its implications for community collaboration.
Summarization of seminar themes and discussions from the ECME Commission held in Helsinki, Finland, July 2024.
Exploration of current research and practices presented during the seminar.
Reflection on community working relationships to support sustainability in early childhood music education.
Highlighted the importance of collaboration for sustainable music education practices.
Identified key research areas needing further exploration in early childhood music education.
Emphasized community engagement as essential for achieving long-term sustainability in the field.

Abstract

This editorial completes a summarization of the most recent seminar of the Early Childhood Music Education (ECME) Commission of the International Society for Music Education (ISME), held in Helsinki, Finland in July 2024. The seminar explored the theme ‘Enhancing a Sustainable Future with Music in Early Childhood’, and this Special Issue is the second of two parts to report on some of the research and practice presented during the seminar. It reflects on the possibilities for working relationships within our community in order to further the sustainability of the field of ECME.

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Lauren K. Kooistra (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fd7e90bfa21ec5bbf06dc7 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1386/ijmec_00088_2

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