The Musical Lives of Young Children (The Prentice Hall Music Education Series)

This book uses an innovative approach to music for young children, using research findings to determine and substantiate good practice and emphasizing the belief that the nurturing of children's musical interest is of great import to their development and emotional lives. This comprehensive overview of music for young children demonstrates that the more a teacher knows and understands young children, they better they will be able to judge what is best for their group. Some topics covered are foundations of music learning, planning the environment, singing, creating, moving, playing, reading and writing, and listening. It is designed to be valuable to parents, music teachers, early childhood and elementary teachers.