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Informationen zum Autor Jody L. Kerchner is associate professor and director of Music Education at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music where she is the secondary school music and choral music education specialist. Her research focuses on music listening and cognitive processing, portfolio assessment, college-public school collaboration, and music teacher identity. Carlos R. Abril is assistant professor of Music Education at Northwestern University where he teaches courses in general music, multiculturalism, and philosophy. His research focuses on the sociocultural dimensions of the music teaching and learning process, music perception, and the elementary music curriculum. Klappentext This book explores the various ways music affects people and how they create meaning from everyday musical experiences, from infancy through old age. These experiences help us construct meaning and understanding of ourselves, our cultures, and our world. The contributors examine the nature of musical experience and how it changes throughout our lifespan. Zusammenfassung This book explores the various ways music affects people and how they create meaning from everyday musical experiences! from infancy through old age. These experiences help us construct meaning and understanding of ourselves! our cultures! and our world. The contributors examine the nature of musical experience and how it changes throughout our lifespan. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Musical Experience throughout Our Lives Part 3 Infancy/Early Childhood Chapter 4 Songs of Belonging: Musical Interactions in Early Life Chapter 5 From the Teacher's View: Observations of Toddler's Musical Development Chapter 6 A Community Music Program for Parents and Children With and Without Special Needs Chapter 7 Musical Portraits, Musical Pathways: Stories of Meaning Making in the Lives of Six Families Part 8 Childhood Chapter 9 Pulling the Curtain Back on Performance in the Elementary School Chapter 10 El Cameleon: The Musical Secrets of Mirella Valdez Chapter 11 Improvisatory Musical Experiences in the Lives of Children with Severe Disabilities Chapter 12 Composing in the Classroom: The Journey of Five Children Part 13 Adolescence Chapter 14 Strings Attached: The Reality Show Chapter 15 Drawing Middle-Schoolers' Attention to Music Chapter 16 At-Risk Teens: Making Sense of Life through Music Composition Chapter 17 Boys' Voices: Inside and Outside Choral Music Chapter 18 Music in Motion: An Overture to the Student Experience in the Outdoor Music Ensemble Chapter 19 The Violin and the Fiddle: Narratives of Music and Musician in a High School Setting Part 20 Adulthood/Older Adulthood Chapter 21 Creation to Performance: The Journey of an African American Community Gospel-Jazz Ensemble Chapter 22 Both Sides of the Coin: Experienced Musicians Tell of Lives Lived and Shared Chapter 23 Dancing Inside: Dalcroze Eurhythmics in a Therapeutic Setting Chapter 24 Voices of Experience: Lessons from Older Adult Amateur Musicians...
