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Author McPherson, Gary

Title Music in our lives : rethinking musical ability, development, and identity / Gary E. McPherson, Jane W. Davidson and Robert Faulkner
Published New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012

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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
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
Musical ability in children -- Longitudinal studies
Music -- Instruction and study -- Longitudinal studies
Music and children
Music -- Instruction and study
Musical ability in children
Genre/Form Longitudinal studies
Form Electronic book
Author Davidson, Jane W
Faulkner, Robert R
ISBN 0191738468
9780191738463
128357943X
9781283579438