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The Wow Factor? A Comparative Study of the Development of Student Music Teachers' Talents in Scotland and Australia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
For some time there has been debate about differing perspectives on musical gift and musical intelligence. One view is that musical gift is innate: that it is present in certain individuals from birth and that the task of the teacher is to develop the ...
Alastair Mcphee   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Cross-cultural representations of musical shape [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In cross-cultural research involving performers from distinct cultural backgrounds (U.K., Japan, Papua New Guinea), we examined 75 musicians’ associations between musical sound and shape, and saw pronounced differences between groups.
Athanasopoulos, George   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Wunderkinder” – Musical Prodigies in European Concert Life between 1791 and 1860 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The phenomenon of musical prodigies has created wide-spread fascination in academic and non-academic discourse. Mythical connotations and the overpowering Wunderkind-image of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart have influenced studies on the subject in a historical ...
Amthor, Yvonne
core   +6 more sources

Melody and pitch processing in five musical savants with congenital blindness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
. We examined absolute-pitch (AP) and short-term musical memory abilities of five musical savants with congenital blindness, seven musicians, and seven non-musicians with good vision and normal intelligence in two experiments.
Valerie Tadic   +9 more
core   +1 more source

No-one is Unmusical:Elizabeth, Everyday Cheermongery, and Active Musical Citizenship [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Everyday cheermongers spread positive emotion through social contagion. This capability is illustrated here through a portrait of Elizabeth, a ‘Suzuki method’ violin teacher in Edinburgh.
Thin, Neil, Neil Thin
core   +1 more source

Utushimi : an emergent approach to musical arts education based on the inshimi practice of Bemba storytelling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Includes abstracts.Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-147).This study investigates inshimi - a musical storytelling practice of the Bemba people in Zambia.
Ng'andu, Joseph
core   +1 more source

The role of educational institutions in Guqin musical instruction in Guizhou Province, China: The role of educational institutions

open access: yes, 2023
Guqin music in Guizhou Province, China has a rich history and cultural significance. The objective of this qualitative study is to investigate into the role of educational institutions in promoting Guqin musical instruction in Guizhou Province, China ...
Juan, Li
core   +1 more source

Social Studies Instruction With Educational Music: Write, Compose, and Apply

open access: yesSage Open, 2022
The present study aimed to assist pre-service social studies teachers in the production of song lyrics adequate for the curriculum, composition of songs that would be of interest for secondary school students to construct functional educational music in social studies courses and determine the impact of this music on academic achievements and learning ...
openaire   +2 more sources

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