Contributions to an Understanding of the Music and Movement Connection∗

Abstract

Movement is acknowledged in early years music education practice as a vital medium for the development of musical learning among young children. Existing explanations of the connection between music and movement seem to fall short of providing an explanation adequate for the immediate, expressive and integrated nature of this bond. Yet the synaesthetic nature of early childhood music activity is well recognised in the observations of researchers and those who have everyday care of children. This paper aims to contribute to an understanding of the music/movement connection by relating aspects of recent research into infant‐caregiver interaction to musical development. Some alternative conceptions of the music and movement learning connection are proposed in the final section.

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