The importance of storytelling

This issue contains three peer-reviewed research reports, each of which employs varying empirical procedures to systematically uncover and document individuals’ stories. In addition to representing various research methods, these three studies investigate the lived experiences of different participants in early childhood music. The final two contributions in the issue have connections to the Early Childhood Music & Movement Association (ECMMA), the sponsoring organization of the International Journal of Music in Childhood. Included are transcripts of the two keynote addresses presented at the 2021 ECMMA convention.