This study investigates through observations and interviews what importance further
education has for preschool teachers' practice in two music-profiled preschool and their way …

The purpose of this study was to investigate musical parenting of infants and toddlers in
Brazil. Forty-three Brazilian mothers were interviewed on musical experience and …

This study looks at children's music making in a public setting designed for society writ large.
Although known to most children in the city, the subway presents a unique environment …

Popular music and digital media are constantly entwined in elementary and middle-school
children's talk, interactions, and relationships, and offer powerful cultural resources to …

Spontaneous singing permeates the lives of young children and can provide insights into
the social and personal worlds of young children at home. Research into young children's …

Everyday experiences are the experiences available to shape developmental change.
Remarkable advances in devices used to record infants' and toddlers' everyday …

The pattern of acquisition of speech-and music-related skills during early stages of human
infancy provides insight into the origins of language and music. Indiscriminate until shortly …

This article examines everyday musical practices and their connections to young children's
learning and development, in and through music. It begins with a discussion of music …

Children's home music environments have changed markedly over the last two decades.
Thanks to advances in technology, music is now played by crib mobiles, toys, tablets …

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 …