International Journal of Education & the Arts | |
Volume 8 Review 6 |
November 11, 2007 |
Listen to their voices: A Review EssayEve HarwoodUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Abstract Listen to their Voices: Research and Practice in Early Childhood Music, edited by Katharine Smithrim and Rena Upitis, offers a collection of essays devoted to music and its place in the education of young children. Thirty authors from twenty-one countries reflect on their professional and personal experience observing children interact with music in various settings. These authors' voices vividly illustrate the diversity of opinions, theoretical frameworks and teaching traditions currently in circulation among early music practitioners and researchers.
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