Learning a Music Instrument in Early Childhood: What Can We Learn from Professional Musicians' Childhood Memories?

Autor/in	Smith, Wyverne
Titel	Learning a Music Instrument in Early Childhood: What Can We Learn from Professional Musicians' Childhood Memories?
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 33 (2008) 4, S.54-62 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0312-5033
Schlagwörter	Music Education; General Education; Musicians; Young Children; Teacher Educators; Teacher Attitudes; Early Childhood Education; Surveys; Quality of Life; Musical Instruments; Foreign Countries; Preschool Teachers; Australia; Hungary; Japan; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Musikerziehung; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Musiker; Frühe Kindheit; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Lehrerverhalten; Early childhood; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Lebensqualität; Musikinstrument; Ausland; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Australien; Ungarn; USA
Abstract	Professional early childhood educators are often asked for advice about whether or when a young child should learn to play a music instrument. Many educators who do not have a background in music education may not be confident in providing such advice. A range of overseas research has supported learning a music instrument in the early childhood years, noting the importance of parental support. This research project investigated the effects, especially emotional, on children's lives of adding instrumental music lessons to their general education, using the strategy of surveying professional musicians about their childhood experiences. Of the 46 professionals surveyed, all but two reported that the addition of music lessons to their general education had improved their enjoyment of childhood. Implications for early childhood professionals and teacher educators are also considered. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10