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Yi, Gina J. – General Music Today, 2021
Given its importance in children's development and learning, researchers have rigorously studied play, and many teachers have used it as a classroom tool. Music researchers have observed that music regularly accompanies children's play because music is part of their culture, and "playing with music" is the most natural form of expression…
Descriptors: Music Activities, Play, Child Development, Music Education
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Darrow, Alice-Ann – General Music Today, 2011
The process of early intervention is a critical component of Early Childhood Special Music Education. Early intervention is the process of providing services, education, and support to young children who have disabilities or to children who are at-risk of developing needs that may affect their physical, cognitive, or emotional development. The…
Descriptors: Music Education, Early Intervention, Disabilities, Young Children
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Kenney, Susan – General Music Today, 2005
The article considers nursery rhymes as the foundation for learning. It is said that nursery rhymes carry all the parts of language that lead to speaking and reading. Because rhymes are short, they are easy for children to repeat, and become some of the first sentences children utter. The rhymes expand vocabulary, exposing children to words they…
Descriptors: Nursery Rhymes, Music Education, Language Acquisition, Cognitive Development