Movement as an indication of musical understanding in preschool children

This study was undertaken to examine the sensitivity of preschool children to unidimensional changes in a musical whole. Three- and four-year-old children were asked to represent, through movement, their sensitivity to changes in dynamics, timbre, tempi, pitch (register), texture, and articulation. The population was drawn from two classes of three-year-olds and two classes of four-year-olds participating in class music experiences at the Child Development Laboratory at the University of Illinois. All children enrolled in the classes were videotaped while participating, but the responses of a sample (N = 32) were examined in depth. All research took place during class music experiences, and all groups had the opportunity to react to changes in musical examples through body movement and when using a prop. Half of the students responded first through body movement, while the other half responded first using a prop.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Music Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Morris, Grace Marie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Boardman, Eunice

• Education, Early Childhood
• Education, Music

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1992 Morris, Grace Marie

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9236546
(UMI)AAI9236546

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/19657