John Feierabend
Music and Movement

• National Center for Music and Movement in the Early Years (NCMMEY) coordinator
• Education: Ph.D., Temple University; M.E.A.S., University of Wisconsin, Silver Lake College; B.M., Wayne State University
• Author, Music for Very Little People and Music for Little People (Boosey and Hawkes) , First Steps in Music, Conversational Solfege, The Book of Bounces, The Book of Wigglest Tickle, The Book of Tapping and Clapping, The Book of Lullabies, The Book of Simple Songs and Circles, The Book of Canons
• Director, Music Education Division
• Recipient, 1991 international LEGO Prize
• Hartt collegiate faculty. (1987-present)
• Dr. John Feierabend is considered one of the leading authorities on music and movement development in early childhood. He is a Professor of Music and the Director of the Music Education Division at The Hartt School of the University of Hartford and is a past President of the Organization of American Kodály Educators.  Dr. Feierabend makes frequent presentations both in the United States and abroad and is the author of over 60 books, articles, CDs, DVDs and videotapes. 
• Visit www.giamusic.com/feierabend for more information
• A music educator for over thirty years, he continues to be committed to collecting, preserving and teaching the diverse folk music of our country and  using that folk music as a bridge to help children understand and enjoy classical music. His research has served as the basis for his two music curricula; First Steps in Music, a music and movement program for infants through early elementary aged children and Conversational Solfege, a music literacy method for use in general music classes.  Dr. Feierabend is currently working on a public television series for children that will be based on his First Steps in Music curriculum
• Dr. Feierabend has been honored by the National Association for Music Education (MENC) as a Lowell Mason Fellow, received the Outstanding Educator Award from the Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE) and was the first American recipient of the international LEGO prize, an award given annually to someone who has “helped to make the world a better place for children to live and grow.”