Spontaneous Singing in Early Childhood: An Examination of Young Children's Singing at Home

Autor/in	Dean, Bronya
Titel	Spontaneous Singing in Early Childhood: An Examination of Young Children's Singing at Home
Quelle	In: Research Studies in Music Education, 43 (2021) 3, S.434-450 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dean, Bronya)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1321-103X
DOI	10.1177/1321103X20924139
Schlagwörter	Singing; Music Activities; Preschool Children; Family Environment; Child Behavior; Context Effect; Social Environment; Interaction; Play; Foreign Countries; United Arab Emirates; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesang; Musikalische Aktion; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Familienmilieu; Soziales Umfeld; Interaktion; Spiel; Ausland; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate; Neuseeland
Abstract	Spontaneous singing is widely acknowledged as an important part of young children's everyday musical experience. However, its fleeting and often private nature makes it difficult to study. Research into young children's singing at home frequently relies on data gathered through parental reporting, and studies are often limited to small sample sizes. In this article, I explore the nature, extent and contexts of spontaneous singing among 15 three- and four-year-old children at home. Continuous audio recording was used to collect naturalistic data during the children's normal everyday routines. This innovative method resulted in data that could be analysed quantitatively to provide a comprehensive overview of spontaneous singing in young children's everyday home lives that has so far been missing from the literature. Analysis showed that all the children sang spontaneously. The singing behaviours they displayed were similar to those described in the literature, but contrary to some of the literature, the most prevalent singing behaviours were improvisatory. Spontaneous singing occurred during many everyday activities; however, the strongest influence on singing was found to be the social context in which it took place. The children used different ways of singing when interacting socially or when playing on their own, with most singing occurring when children were on their own, potentially unnoticed by adults. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01