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Patricia A. St. John
Patricia A. St. John, Ed. D. is an adjunct associate professor of music education at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, and founder/executive director of Carondelet Music Center (1992-2017), an independent music school in Latham, NY. Using a multidimensional lens, St. John focuses on early childhood music-making, the social dimensions of musical experience, scaffolding strategies and the community of learners. She served six years as a commissioner on the Early Childhood Music Education Commission under the International Society for Music Education and is immediate Past-Chair (2012-18). She has published in such journals as: Psychology of Music; Early Childhood Connections; Mind, Culture, and Activity; and Early Childhood Development and Care. In addition, she has authored numerous book chapters in, for example: The Handbook of the Study of Play; Listen to Their Voices; Critical Issues in Music Education; and Vygotsky and Creativity.