Description

Why do some children take up music, while others don’t? Why do some excel, while others give up? ‘Music in our lives’ takes an innovative approach to answering these questions. It is drawn from a research project that spanned fourteen years, and closely followed the lives of over 150 children learning music – with enlightening conclusions.

CONTENTS

1 Frames of reference and the origins of the study
2 Initial music learning and practice
3 Early progress in music performance
4 ‘For how long can you expect a child to blow into a French horn?’
5 From childhood participation to adulthood involvement and experiences
6 Anthony and Alistair: a smooth progression to talent?
7 Lily and Bryan: exits and entrances in musical lives
8 A family dynamic
9 Tristram: Speaking about my own musical life, development and identity
10 Sarah: Speaking about my own musical life, development and identity
11 Music in our lives: A developmental explanation
12 Musical transactions, the power of expression and the self-regulation of musical development