Welcome to the CCC project for 21st century musical learning and sharing!
  • Transforming traditional musical ensembles into innovative, inclusive, democratic organizations. 
  • Making musical learning exciting and meaningful for life-long enjoyment. 
If we want kids to love music we have to rethink a lot of what we do around the way things are taught in general.  Give kids more choices about what they’re doing.  Stop offering rewards for success which implicitly devalue whatever you have to do to get the reward and above all stop turning it into a contest. 
~Aflie Kohn

Announcements:

  • Peace Building through Music Education!  Project ideas for promoting peace through collaborative musicking for schools and communities.  Click on the Peace Building Link above.
  • Download our e-handbook to develop your own CCC ensembles!  See links above or go to e-Book.
  • "Notes from the Field" feature articles from music teachers describing ideas on how to use CCC.  Go to Explore to find out more!
  • Professional Development from NAfME can be obtained on the CCC approach!  The Webinar titled "Flipped Out: Transforming Your Ensembles for the 21st Century" can be found at the bottom of this link.
  • Your ensemble in the spotlight!  if you would like your school ensemble featured on our CCC website, contact Dr. Collins. She is now traveling to schools across the country to visit and video your creative and collaborative ensembles!

A peak at CCC:

Caron Collins, Professor Emerita at The Crane School of Music at the State University of New York at Potsdam, maintains this website.  With 25 years of teaching experience in K-12 and 15 years in higher education, she continues to teach her online graduate music course, "Peace Building through Music Education".  Dr. Collins earned her Ph.D. in music from The Ohio State University (2007), the Master in the Art of Teaching (2002) from Marygrove College, and her Bachelor of Music Education (1978) from Indiana University. She has published articles and/or presented clinics for the Ohio Music Educators Association, New York State School Music Association, National Association for Music Education (NAfME), Suncoast Music Research Conference, and the National Catholic Band Association (NCBA). Her book, Messengers of Music: The Legacy of Julia E. Crane, Information Age Publishing (2011), shares the inspirational stories of graduates of the Crane School of Music paired with the innovative philosophy of the school's founder.

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