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- Title: Time to Transition: The Connection Between Musical Free Play and School Readiness.
- Author : Childhood Education
- Release Date : January 01, 2008
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 199 KB
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From the time we are born, and even in the womb, we experience the pulse and rhythm of our culture. These musical elements have been called "cultural microrythms" (Condon, 1982), and are considered to be the beginnings of our musicality (Stern, 2000; Trevarthen & Aitken, 2001). As we develop and grow, this musical beginning remains at the core of our being (Dissanayake, 2000) while we react to and learn from the sounds and patterns of the world around us (Bauer, 1979; Custodero, 2002). Children also develop an understanding of local culture through their play, which is based in the rhythm and pacing of life (Bjorkvold, 1989). As children play, they simultaneously develop concepts about time (Bauer, 1979). Our sense of personal time develops in relation to the cyclic activities and relationships that exist within the surrounding community. Enculturation, or the gradual acquisition of the norms and everyday practices of a group, occurs through family interactions (Bornstein, 2002). Families often use music as a way to teach children how to behave according to the precepts of society (Blacking, 1995). Beginning in infancy, musicality exists at the core of family interactions and forms the basis for social and emotional communication throughout the life span (Dissanayake, 2000; Papousek, 1996; Trevarthen & Malloch, 2000). For many families, musical parenting practices permeate daily life, facilitating routines and providing social interaction necessary for healthy attachment (Trehub, Hill, & Kamenetsky, 1997). Because of its social nature, music also may lie at the heart of family coherence, which is integral to a healthy upbringing and critical for mitigating the stress inherent in transitions.