Unleashing the Power of Musical Play
eBook - ePub

Unleashing the Power of Musical Play

A Guide to How and Why It Works

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eBook - ePub

Unleashing the Power of Musical Play

A Guide to How and Why It Works

About this book

Rich in practical insights and personal reflections from teachers and therapists, this book explains what musical play is, how and why it benefits children, and how it can be integrated into educational, community and clinical environments.

Wylie and Foster-Cohen explore the importance of musical play to human development and human relationships within families, in schools and in therapeutic contexts. The chapters address the evidence base of musical play, its value and use in therapeutic contexts, the roles of musical play in different cultures, and how musical play can enrich communities. Taking a holistic view, it highlights the role of musical play in cultural sustainability, human justice, and community well-being. The book supports learning through a broad range of practical examples of musical play in diverse settings around the world. The chapters are complemented by personal reflections from families, teachers, therapists and other professionals from around the world, who share their skills and experiences embracing musical play with the children in their care.

Engaging and accessible, even to those with little or no musical training, this book is an essential resource for pre- and in-service educators, as well as professionals in therapeutic fields, eager to learn more about how musical play can enhance the education and well-being of young people.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781040412909

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Contributors
  9. 1 The science of the art of musical play
  10. 2 A musical journey
  11. 3 Reflection: A musical life
  12. 4 Reflection: A lifetime of musical well-being
  13. 5 Rhythm, regulation, and relationship
  14. 6 Reflection: Now I lay me down to sleep
  15. 7 Reflection: The weight of silence – music and ADHD
  16. 8 Musical play in te ao Māori: A personal journey
  17. 9 Echoes of synchrony
  18. 10 Reflection: Karen
  19. 11 Where does me begin?
  20. 12 Reflection: The power of the scale
  21. 13 Autism and musical play
  22. 14 Reflection: Music just loves to play
  23. 15 The ā€˜dance of attunement’ across cultures
  24. 16 Musical play in sub-Saharan Africa
  25. 17 The singing medicine project
  26. 18 Reflection: The power of song
  27. 19 Towards a philosophy of musical play in early childhood education
  28. 20 Reflection: Magical reflections from the Grandma Lab
  29. 21 Freedom within frames: Harnessing the power of choice in musical play
  30. 22 Reflection: The power of ballet to move
  31. 23 Reflection: ā€œAll the world’s a stageā€
  32. 24 Hearing their own song: Improvisation and musical play
  33. 25 Reflection: Building a sound garden
  34. 26 A social justice perspective of children’s musical play in South Africa
  35. 27 Reflection: Pao pao pao
  36. 28 The power and place of a community music school
  37. 29 Reflection: Thomas the trumpeter
  38. 30 Reflection: Immersed in music
  39. 31 Finding the musician within
  40. 32 Reflection: A musical reset
  41. 33 Developing an intergenerational musical play programme
  42. 34 Reflection: It is never too late
  43. Afterword
  44. Index