Musical Beginnings: Origins and Development of Musical Competence

. Ed(s): Deliege, Irene; Sloboda, John A.

ISBN 10: 0198523327 / ISBN 13: 9780198523321

Published by Oxford University Press, USA, 1996

About this Item

From where, and by what mechanisms, does an individual's musical ability originate? Seeking an answer to this question, this study reviews such central issues as prenatal auditory experience and the developmental progress of a child's changing environment. Editor(s): Deliege, Irene; Sloboda, John A. Num Pages: 238 pages, line figures, tables. BIC Classification: AVA; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380. . 1996. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Musical Beginnings: Origins and Development of Musical Competence
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198523327
• ISBN 13: 9780198523321
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

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

Irene Deliège is at Centre de Recherches Musicales de Wallonie, Liège. John Sloboda is at University of Keele.