Description |
1 online resource |
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 |
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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 |
Summary |
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 children learning music - with enlightening conclusions |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 15, 2012) |
Subject |
Music and children -- Longitudinal studies
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Musical ability in children -- Longitudinal studies
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Music -- Instruction and study -- Longitudinal studies
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Music and children
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Music -- Instruction and study
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Musical ability in children
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Genre/Form |
Longitudinal studies
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Davidson, Jane W
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Faulkner, Robert R
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ISBN |
0191738468 |
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9780191738463 |
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128357943X |
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9781283579438 |
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