The Lullaby
Project
Australia
Empowering families through music and community connection
Welcome
Songs to build a
better world for all
Through lullabies, music and singing, we build.
We build futures of individuals, families, and children.
We build connections across our communities.
We build bridges between cultures and beliefs.
We build memories that will last a lifetime.
Welcome to the Lullaby Project Australia:
Songs to build a better world for all.
The Lullaby Project Australia 2019
Welcome to Country
The Lullaby Project Australia 2019
Photos by Alison Harker
International Partnership with Carnegie Hall
Originating in New York, the Lullaby Project sees pregnant women and new mothers and fathers collaborate with professional artists, as they write and sing personal lullabies for their babies. Supporting maternal health and strengthening the bond between parent and child, the project now reaches parents in healthcare settings, homeless shelters, high schools, foster care, and correctional facilities across the world.
The Project
Lullaby Project Australia Celebration 2019
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Lullaby Project Australia Celebration 2019
First ever Lullaby Project
in Australia
The Lullaby Project Australia was the first of its kind to be established in the country, piloted at four venues across the Onkaparinga region of South Australia in 2019. Culminating in a highly moving and joyous community celebration concert, 25 newly composed lullabies were released into the world, performed by parent song-writers alongside internationally acclaimed ensembles Zephyr Quartet, Aurora Vocal Ensemble and a team of world-class Teaching Artists.
"Inspire to Dream" by Rebecca McLaren 2019 with Julian Ferraretto and Hilary Kleinig
Vision and Scope
This program was developed through a collaboration of multiple partners who all acknowledge the power of music to improve the lives of individuals and communities.
Beyond the initial project period, The Lullaby Project Australia sits within an ongoing broader strategy to increase access to quality music education for all young people, by embedding best-practice Early Years Music opportunities across community services and programs. With the support of SA Department of Human Services, Connecting the Dots in Music led a period of community consultation and program development to grow the project's reach across diverse communities around South Australia and beyond.
With funding support for 2021 from Arts South Australia, and a 2020 Arts SA Ruby Award for Best Regional or Community Project, Lullaby Project Australia is now preparing to launch a suite of new programs, resources and initiatives through which we seek to inspire and encourage parents right across Australia to sing and create new lullabies for their babies.
"You Fill My Heart" Community Lullaby
by O'Sullivan Beach Children's Centre 2019
with Hilary Kleinig and Julian Ferraretto
Community Impact
"I felt liberated and heard and supported.
I had tears down my face for happiness"
Lullaby Project Australia Partcipant 2019
Delivery Partners
Connecting the Dots in Music
Hackham West Community Centre
Willow Children's Centre, Mt Barker
Hackham West Children's Centre
Women's and Children's Hospital Foundation
Our Partners
Support Partners
Arts South Australia
Carnegie Hall
Communities 4 Children, Anglicare SA
SA Department of Human Services
PKF Adelaide
Raising Literacy Australia
The Lullaby Project Australia comprises of a collective group of committed partners from diverse sectors. Led by Connecting the Dots in Music, our projects are built and delivered in a way that acknowledges and harnesses the unique strengths, expertise, knowledge and connections existing within each specific community, to ensure maximum engagement, streamlining of resources and highest possible impact for participants.