Learning from Young Children

Research in Early Childhood Music

By (author) Suzanne L. Burton Contributions by Jenny Alvarez, Audrey Berger Cardany, Lecia Cecconi-Roberts, Shelly Cooper, Diana Dansereau, Joyce Jordan DeCarbo, John W. Flohr, Joy Galliford, John Grego, Claire Gri, Hannah Gruber, Christina M. Hornbach, Beatriz Ilari, Julie DergesKastner, Dan Keast, Lisa Koops, Lili M. Levinowitz, Anne McNair, Diane C. Persellin, Alison M. Reynolds, Kathy Schubert, Wendy L. Sims, Amanda Page Smith, Annabel Sy, Cynthia Crump Taggart, Wendy H.Valerio, Krista N. Velez, Ching Ching Yap

Publication date:

21 July 2011

Length of book:

300 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

ISBN-13: 9781607093220

In early childhood, the most important period of learning and human development, young children often achieve developmental milestones in a short time. Learning from Young Children: Research in Early Childhood Music presents research on the importance of fostering musical growth during this period. These studies discuss:
·applying brain research to young children's musical growth
· music in the home and child-care contexts
· musical characteristics of the young child
· language acquisition as a lens on music learning
· music as a foundation for communication
· parental conceptions of the role of music in early childhood
· music as a pathway for building community
· using music to elicit vocalizations in children with special needs
With research designs ranging from statistical, mixed methods, survey, content analysis, and case study, to philosophical inquiry, this book will help practitioners base their practice in research and offers a wide range of information for scholars and researchers studying early childhood music learning and development.

Part 1 Part I. Understanding Musical Characteristics
Chapter 2 Chapter 1. Applying Brain Research to Children's Musical Experiences
Chapter 3 Chapter 2.Language Acquisition: A Lens on Music Learning
Chapter 4 Chapter 3.The Role of Musical Engagement in the Musicality of 3-year-old Children
Part 5 II. Creating Rich Learning Environments
Chapter 6 Chapter 4.Building Community to Elicit Responses in Early Childhood Music Classes
Chapter 7 Chapter 5.The Incorporation of Principles of the Reggio Emilia Approach in a North American Pre-school Music Curriculum
Chapter 8 Chapter 6. The Importance of Parents in Early Childhood Music Program Evaluation
Chapter 9 Chapter 7. Elementary Music Teachers' Role-Identities and Perceptions in Teaching Pre-Kindergarten Students with Special Needs
Chapter 10 Chapter 8. Preschool Children's Uses of a Music Listening Center During Free-Choice Time
Chapter 11 Chapter 9.Tonal Patterns: Providing the Vocabulary for Comprehensive Vocal Improvisation
Part 12 III. Musical Parenting
Chapter 13 Chapter 10. Parents' Documentation of Their Children's Music-Related Behaviors
Chapter 14 Chapter 11. Music Play Zone: An Online Social Network Site Connecting Parents and Teacher in an Early Childhood Music Class
Chapter 15 Chapter 12.Twenty-First Century Parenting, Electronic Media, and Early Childhood Music Education
Part 16 IV. Benefits of Early Music Instruction
Chapter 17 Chapter 13.The Effect of an Age-Appropriate Music Curriculum on Motor and Linguistic and Non-linguistic Skills of Children Three to Five Years of Age
Chapter 18 Chapter 14.The Impact of a Music and Movement Program on School Readiness
Chapter 19 Chapter 15.The Role of Early Childhood Music Class Participation in the Development of Four Children with Speech and Language Delay
Chapter 20 Chapter 16.Examining Music Experiences with Anthony, a Child Who has Autism

What a treasure chest of information for early childhood music and movement specialists. I was able to immediately apply learned concepts to the entire range of my teaching—from classes with infants through college courses. Busy teachers can now efficiently access a rich set of research-based anecdotal evidences—sure to inform best practices in both advocacy and daily classroom applications. Graduate students and seasoned professionals alike will recognize Learning From Young Children as a compelling primary resource. Representing the work of some of early childhood music's leading thinkers, this collection could become a lexicon builder, and its applied bibliography is certain to fill literature reviews and to facilitate decision making for many years to come.