Learning from Young Children

Suzanne L. Burton is associate professor of music education and director of graduate studies at the University of Delaware.Cynthia Crump Taggart is professor and chair of music education at Michigan State University, where she also directs the Early Childhood Music Program.

What a treasure chest of information for early childhood music and movement specialists. I was able to immediately apply learned concepts to the entire range of my teaching—from classes with infants through college courses. Busy teachers can now efficiently access a rich set of research-based anecdotal evidences—sure to inform best practices in both advocacy and daily classroom applications. Graduate students and seasoned professionals alike will recognize Learning From Young Children as a compelling primary resource. Representing the work of some of early childhood music's leading thinkers, this collection could become a lexicon builder, and its applied bibliography is certain to fill literature reviews and to facilitate decision making for many years to come.

• Part 1 Part I. Understanding Musical CharacteristicsChapter 2 Chapter 1. Applying Brain Research to Children's Musical ExperiencesChapter 3 Chapter 2.Language Acquisition: A Lens on Music LearningChapter 4 Chapter 3.The Role of Musical Engagement in the Musicality of 3-year-old ChildrenPart 5 II. Creating Rich Learning EnvironmentsChapter 6 Chapter 4.Building Community to Elicit Responses in Early Childhood Music ClassesChapter 7 Chapter 5.The Incorporation of Principles of the Reggio Emilia Approach in a North American Pre-school Music CurriculumChapter 8 Chapter 6. The Importance of Parents in Early Childhood Music Program EvaluationChapter 9 Chapter 7. Elementary Music Teachers' Role-Identities and Perceptions in Teaching Pre-Kindergarten Students with Special NeedsChapter 10 Chapter 8. Preschool Children's Uses of a Music Listening Center During Free-Choice TimeChapter 11 Chapter 9.Tonal Patterns: Providing the Vocabulary for Comprehensive Vocal ImprovisationPart 12 III. Musical ParentingChapter 13 Chapter 10. Parents' Documentation of Their Children's Music-Related BehaviorsChapter 14 Chapter 11. Music Play Zone: An Online Social Network Site Connecting Parents and Teacher in an Early Childhood Music ClassChapter 15 Chapter 12.Twenty-First Century Parenting, Electronic Media, and Early Childhood Music EducationPart 16 IV. Benefits of Early Music InstructionChapter 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 AgeChapter 18 Chapter 14.The Impact of a Music and Movement Program on School ReadinessChapter 19 Chapter 15.The Role of Early Childhood Music Class Participation in the Development of Four Children with Speech and Language DelayChapter 20 Chapter 16.Examining Music Experiences with Anthony, a Child Who has Autism