Learning from Young Children: Research in Early Childhood Music

Contents

• 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