Since 2011, Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute has pioneered a lullaby program that pairs skilled musicians with expectant or recent mothers, many of whom are raising young families under stressful conditions: single parenthood, temporary housing, or incarceration. This report by Dennie Palmer Wolf shares early, qualitative findings from 10 lullaby projects in the New York City region." />
Lullaby: Being Together, Being Well
Since 2011, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute has pioneered a lullaby program that pairs skilled musicians with expectant or recent mothers, many of whom are raising young families under stressful conditions: single parenthood, temporary housing, or incarceration. This report by Dennie Palmer Wolf shares early, qualitative findings from 10 lullaby projects in the New York City region.
Lullaby: Being Together, Being Well
Dennie Palmer Wolf, WolfBrown
For Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute
Published May 2017
Since 2011, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute has pioneered a lullaby program that pairs skilled musicians with expectant or recent mothers, many of whom are raising young families under stressful conditions: single parenthood, temporary housing, or incarceration. This report shares early, qualitative findings from 10 lullaby projects in the New York City region. The report, Lullaby: Being Together, Being Well, calls on cultural organizations to invest in the well-being of young families. Despite our material wealth and medical know-how, as a nation we rank among the poorest performing nations when it comes to maternal and infant health. Read what the Lullaby Project has been able to accomplish and consider what your organization might do to change these harsh realities.
Click here to download the full report.
For more on Carnegie Hall’s Lullaby Project, visit https://www.carnegiehall.org/Education/Social-Impact/Lullaby-Project.
Watch the Lullaby Project Celebration Concert Livestream on Facebook on January 17th, at 2pm EST.
