In February we distributed a set of questions to young parents, in hopes of understanding what parents and children want and need from music awareness/education. Thus far we have received over one hundred responses. The following information reflects 101 submissions. 91% of the parents that participated had at least one child five years old or younger.
Percentage of Families Involved with a Music Program of Some Sort:
69%
Percentage of families who have had a positive experience in their program:
90%
The average parent considers themselves a 7.8 out of 10 in terms of their musical interest.
Percentage that play music proactively at home for their children:
90%
Percentage of families that play only children’s music around the house:
7%
Over half the families play a mix of children’s/ adult music at home:
60%
Percentage of families that play only adult music: 20%
Percentage of families listed an Adult artist or song as their child’s favorite music:
47%
Specific Children’s albums with the most votes:
The Sound of Music 4
HSM 7
Hannah Montana 5
Dan Zanes 4
Others:
Music Together 1 vote
Wiggles 2 votes
Barney 1 vote
Backyardigans 1 vote
The top three artists pleasurable for both parents and children alike:
Jack Johnson
Dan Zanes
Ralph’s World
Percentage of parents that listen to their (adult) music when driving:
54 %
Percentage of parents that listen exclusively to children’s music when driving:
8%
Percentage of parents had some sort of musical education growing up:
58%
Seven Musical Elements (importance based on a 1-10 scale) average score:
Upbeat 7.8
Silly Lyrics/Performance 5.5
Theme Driven 5.3
Interactive 6.2
Storyline 5.2
Instrumentation 6.4
Length 5
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