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