Music in our lives : rethinking musical ability, development, and identity /

Why do some children take up music, while others don't? Why do some excel, while others give up? 'Music In Our Lives' takes an innovative approach to answering these questions. It is drawn from a research project that spanned 14 years, and closely followed the lives of over 150 childr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McPherson, Gary
Other Authors:	Davidson, Jane W., Faulkner, Robert R.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:	Music and children > Longitudinal studies. Musical ability in children > Longitudinal studies. Music > Instruction and study > Longitudinal studies. Musique et enfants > Études longitudinales. Aptitude musicale chez l'enfant > Études longitudinales. Musique > Étude et enseignement > Études longitudinales. Child. Developmental. PSYCHOLOGY. Cognitive Psychology & Cognition. Emotions. Social Psychology. Instruction & Study. MUSIC. Music and children Music > Instruction and study Musical ability in children Music. Kind Musikerziehung Electronic books. Longitudinal studies
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Table of Contents:

Cover; Contents; About the authors; 1. Frames of reference and the origins of the study; 2. Initial music learning and practice; 3. Early progress in music performance; 4. 'For how long can you expect a child to blow into a French horn?'; 5. From childhood participation to adulthood involvement and experiences; 6. Anthony and Alistair: a smooth progression to talent?; 7. Lily and Bryan: exits and entrances in musical lives; 8. A family dynamic; 9. Tristram: speaking about my own musical life, development, and identity; 10. Sarah: speaking about my own musical life, development, and identity
11. Music in our lives: a developmental explanation12. Musical transactions, the power of expression, and the self-regulation of musical development; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W