What can infants hear? What are their reactions to music? Is it useful for them to sing and listen to music? Is their auditory sensitivity developed before their birth? At what age do they start singing, and clapping their hands? How can their musical development be improved? These (and other) questions are present in today's debate on music education and the responses are normally given in an intuitive way. It is now necessary and urgent to sketch a developmental profile of infants, starting from their earliest manifestations. In the last 30 years, research in this field has been progressively developed. In most cases research has been devoted to single aspects of more complex problems. Moreover, it has been based on non-homogeneous categories of subjects and by different methods. Motivated by the fact that many open problems need to be solved, Professor Tafuri decided, in 1998, to begin a longitudinal research project devoted to studying the musical development in children from 0 to 6 years, with particular attention on the ability to sing in tune. During these 6 years, the children would have a regular music education experience with their mothers and often other members of the immediate family. This book has two main areas of focus. The first reconstructs the development of human musical abilities. Tafuri systematically reports studies of the development of vocal, rhythmic and motor abilities through the observation of the same participants for three years, beginning with the mothers' experiences in the last three months of pre-natal life. The programme of musical activities and the modalities of the collaboration with the parents are described. The second area of focus puts forward an educational perspective based on the results of the research. The amount and the quality of the collected data can allow parents and educators to plan different activities by considering the starting point for individual participants and the development of their musical abilities. The long-term aim is to reach an overarching understanding of the personal musicality of each subject. The book will be of crucial interest to parents and nursery/kindergarten educators so that they can have scientific, theoretical and methodological foundations for their educational strategies, as well as being of considerable interest to all musical educators, irrespective of the age of their pupils: a good knowledge of the first stages of musical development can permit a better evaluation and a fulfilment of later educational needs in music.

Infant Musicality: New Research for Educators and Parents (SEMPRE Studies in The Psychology of Music)

Arts & Photography

Hawkins, Elizabeth

Tafuri, Johannella

Welch, Graham

Music

Routledge

What can infants hear? What are their reactions to music? Is it useful for them to sing and listen to music? Is their auditory sensitivity developed before their birth? At what age do they start singing, and clapping their hands? How can their musical development be improved? These (and other) questions are present in today's debate on music education and the responses are normally given in an intuitive way. It is now necessary and urgent to sketch a developmental profile of infants, starting from their earliest manifestations. In the last 30 years, research in this field has been progressively developed. In most cases research has been devoted to single aspects of more complex problems. Moreover, it has been based on non-homogeneous categories of subjects and by different methods. Motivated by the fact that many open problems need to be solved, Professor Tafuri decided, in 1998, to begin a longitudinal research project devoted to studying the musical development in children from 0 to 6 years, with particular attention on the ability to sing in tune. During these 6 years, the children would have a regular music education experience with their mothers and often other members of the immediate family. This book has two main areas of focus. The first reconstructs the development of human musical abilities. Tafuri systematically reports studies of the development of vocal, rhythmic and motor abilities through the observation of the same participants for three years, beginning with the mothers' experiences in the last three months of pre-natal life. The programme of musical activities and the modalities of the collaboration with the parents are described. The second area of focus puts forward an educational perspective based on the results of the research. The amount and the quality of the collected data can allow parents and educators to plan different activities by considering the starting point for individual participants and the development of their musical abilities. The long-term aim is to reach an overarching understanding of the personal musicality of each subject. The book will be of crucial interest to parents and nursery/kindergarten educators so that they can have scientific, theoretical and methodological foundations for their educational strategies, as well as being of considerable interest to all musical educators, irrespective of the age of their pupils: a good knowledge of the first stages of musical development can permit a better evaluation and a fulfilment of later educational needs in music.

Infant Musicality (SEMPRE Studies in The Psychology of Music)

Kneeling Before Corn: Recuperating More-than-Human Intimacies on the Salvadoran Milpa (biodiversity in small spaces)

Politics & Social Sciences

Salamanca, Elena

Anastario, Mike

Social Sciences

University of Arizona Press

A pictorial history of various First Nations groups across the Pacific Northwest covering various Indigenous arts including basket weaving, blanket weaving, and clothing knitting. Includes unique historic imagery along with more modern depictions of these traditional practices. Includes nearly 100 images and illustrations of these cultural traditions.

Indigenous Weaving, Knitting and Basketry: of the Pacific Northwest

History & Criticism

Hancock House Publishers

Moments before he was hanged for murder, Slumach the Indian placed a curse on his gold mine. In the years to follow, an estimated 55 people have died or simply disappeared in their efforts to find the legendary Lost Creek gold mine. Adding to the intrigue and complexity of the story is convincing evidence suggesting that the Spanish were the first to discover the gold. Through it all -- the mystery, the personal danger, and the hardship -- this is a tale of one man's search and discovery of one of British Columbia's most infamous mysteries, Slumach's Lost Creek gold mine. And beyond that, it is the tale of a man who is able to confront the curses that plague all mortal men.

Curse of Gold: Jack Mould and the Curse of Gold

History

Mould, Jack

Americas

Hancock House

It’s the summer holidays, and a new girl arrives at the park. She’s mean and bossy. She boasts about her house, with its lake full of boy-eating crocodiles and other worse hazards. When the girl’s mother hands out party invitations, the children are not keen to go, but their parents think the party is a lovely idea. The new girl’s house does not have any horrible hazards, and the party is great fun. When it comes to blowing out the candles, the new girl makes a wish… that she could play with the children.

Why Can't I Play?

Children's Books

Tamarind

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