Sound Experience and Imagination at Early School Age: An Opportunity for Unleashing Children’s Creative Potential
2024
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Zećo, MirsadaVidenović, Marina
Silajdžić, Lela
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Bogunović, BlankaTimmers, Reneee
Nikolić, Sanela
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This study describes a novel approach to facilitating children’s musical development, creativity, and imagination by introducing unconventional vibrational, percussive instruments (gongs, Himalayan singing bowls, and Koshi Chimes) in early music education. One of the advantages of these instruments is that children can very quickly become involved in music-making regardless of their previous knowledge and musical affinity. We traced children’s sound experiences during twelve workshops for 6–7-year-olds. Results showed that listening and improvisation with these instruments enhanced rich fantasy and careful listening. We argue for encouraging children to express their experiences, fostering their ability to focus attention and reflect on sound qualities. This research illustrates the strength of introducing listening and playing with simple but rich sounds in early music education.
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children’s musical development / creativity / imagination / unconventional vibrational, percussive instruments / sound qualities / early music educationSource:
Psychological Perspectives on Musical Experiences and Skills: Research in the Western Balkans and Western Europe, 2024, 99-122Publisher:
- Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers
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- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200163 (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200163)
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Psihologija / PsychologyTY - CHAP AU - Zećo, Mirsada AU - Videnović, Marina AU - Silajdžić, Lela PY - 2024 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6653 AB - This study describes a novel approach to facilitating children’s musical development, creativity, and imagination by introducing unconventional vibrational, percussive instruments (gongs, Himalayan singing bowls, and Koshi Chimes) in early music education. One of the advantages of these instruments is that children can very quickly become involved in music-making regardless of their previous knowledge and musical affinity. We traced children’s sound experiences during twelve workshops for 6–7-year-olds. Results showed that listening and improvisation with these instruments enhanced rich fantasy and careful listening. We argue for encouraging children to express their experiences, fostering their ability to focus attention and reflect on sound qualities. This research illustrates the strength of introducing listening and playing with simple but rich sounds in early music education. PB - Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers T2 - Psychological Perspectives on Musical Experiences and Skills: Research in the Western Balkans and Western Europe T1 - Sound Experience and Imagination at Early School Age: An Opportunity for Unleashing Children’s Creative Potential EP - 122 SP - 99 DO - 10.11647/OBP.0389 ER -
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Zećo, M., Videnović, M.,& Silajdžić, L.. (2024). Sound Experience and Imagination at Early School Age: An Opportunity for Unleashing Children’s Creative Potential. in Psychological Perspectives on Musical Experiences and Skills: Research in the Western Balkans and Western Europe Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers., 99-122. https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0389
Zećo M, Videnović M, Silajdžić L. Sound Experience and Imagination at Early School Age: An Opportunity for Unleashing Children’s Creative Potential. in Psychological Perspectives on Musical Experiences and Skills: Research in the Western Balkans and Western Europe. 2024;:99-122. doi:10.11647/OBP.0389 .
Zećo, Mirsada, Videnović, Marina, Silajdžić, Lela, "Sound Experience and Imagination at Early School Age: An Opportunity for Unleashing Children’s Creative Potential" in Psychological Perspectives on Musical Experiences and Skills: Research in the Western Balkans and Western Europe (2024):99-122, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0389 . .