Musical Beginnings
Origins and Development of Musical Competence
ISBN13: 9780198523321ISBN10: 0198523327
Paperback,
240 pages
Mar 1996,
In Stock
Price:
$98.50 (04)Description
From where, and by what mechanisms, does an individual's musical ability originate? The interest surrounding this question has recently been heightened by research into prenatal perception of sound, particularly among developmental and music psychologists. This timely volume provides an up-to-date, integrative account of research on the development of musical ability, particularly in infancy and early childhood. Each chapter addresses central issues and charts a child's developmental progress with reference to his or her changing environment: from the intense and semi-exclusive mother-baby bond, to the wider contexts provided by family, school, and society at large.About the Author(s)
Edited by Irene Deliege, Unit for Research in the Psychology of Music, University of Liege, France, and John Sloboda, Unit for the Study of Musical Skill and Development in the Department of Psychology, University of Keele
