An Overview of Developmental Research in Music.

Abstract

Any attempt to outline an overview of developmental research in music first requires a retrospective look so that present understandings and practices can be viewed through the lens of past accomplishments and learnings. The last three decades have seen an increased interest in the systematic study of musical development, paralleling the systematic study of child development that has contributed to our understanding of human development and personality. Current emphases on human development stress its extreme boundaries, infancy and early childhood and the aging and aged. There are many reasons for the interest in early development. Developmental psychologists tell us that during the first five years of life the child learns more about his world than he will at any other time. Foundations for learning, for responding, and for personality development are formed. During these formative years (birth age 5) bases for maturity in the physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and musical aspects of life are being laid.

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