Our 2004 National Conference

The 2004 National Conference, a Gathering for Children's Music, was held Columbus Day weekend (Oct. 8-10) in Elmer, New Jersey, at Appel Farm Arts and Music Center. The Magic Penny Award for lifetime contribution to children's music was given to Bob Blue, a founding member of CMN and an exceptional teacher and songwriter. Bob embodies the heart of CMN and has long used music—often integrated with curriculum—to make life more fun and meaningful for children. The award tribute included special performances of his songs and a showing of the award-winning video What Matters, which documents his work. We will post pictures here and a longer report on the gathering as they become available.

As usual, there were many great hands-on workshops this year.