Do informal musical activities shape auditory skill development in preschool-age children?
The influence of formal musical training on auditory cognition has been well established. For the majority of children, however, musical experience does not primarily consist of adult-guided training on a musical instrument. Instead, young children mostly engage in everyday musical activities such a...
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| author | Vesa Juhani Putkinen Katri Annukka Saarikivi Mari eTervaniemi Mari eTervaniemi |
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| description | The influence of formal musical training on auditory cognition has been well established. For the majority of children, however, musical experience does not primarily consist of adult-guided training on a musical instrument. Instead, young children mostly engage in everyday musical activities such as singing and musical play. Here, we review recent electrophysiological and behavioral studies carried out in our laboratory and elsewhere, which have begun to map how the developing auditory skills are shaped by such informal musical activities both at home and in playschool-type settings. Although more research is still needed, the evidence emerging from these studies suggests that, in addition to formal musical training, also informal musical activities can influence the maturation of auditory discrimination and attention in preschool-age. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f65511ba4ceb4d37a33f66fc30592a1b2022-12-22T00:13:03ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782013-08-01410.3389/fpsyg.2013.0057257590Do informal musical activities shape auditory skill development in preschool-age children?Vesa Juhani Putkinen0Katri Annukka Saarikivi1Mari eTervaniemi2Mari eTervaniemi3University of HelsinkiUniversity of HelsinkiUniversity of HelsinkiUniversity of JyväskyläThe influence of formal musical training on auditory cognition has been well established. For the majority of children, however, musical experience does not primarily consist of adult-guided training on a musical instrument. Instead, young children mostly engage in everyday musical activities such as singing and musical play. Here, we review recent electrophysiological and behavioral studies carried out in our laboratory and elsewhere, which have begun to map how the developing auditory skills are shaped by such informal musical activities both at home and in playschool-type settings. Although more research is still needed, the evidence emerging from these studies suggests that, in addition to formal musical training, also informal musical activities can influence the maturation of auditory discrimination and attention in preschool-age.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00572/fullAuditory PerceptionMusictrainingBrain Developmentevent-related potential (ERP)Informal musical activities |
| spellingShingle | Vesa Juhani Putkinen Katri Annukka Saarikivi Mari eTervaniemi Mari eTervaniemi Do informal musical activities shape auditory skill development in preschool-age children? Frontiers in Psychology Auditory Perception Music training Brain Development event-related potential (ERP) Informal musical activities |
| title | Do informal musical activities shape auditory skill development in preschool-age children? |
| title_full | Do informal musical activities shape auditory skill development in preschool-age children? |
| title_fullStr | Do informal musical activities shape auditory skill development in preschool-age children? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do informal musical activities shape auditory skill development in preschool-age children? |
| title_short | Do informal musical activities shape auditory skill development in preschool-age children? |
| title_sort | do informal musical activities shape auditory skill development in preschool age children |
| topic | Auditory Perception Music training Brain Development event-related potential (ERP) Informal musical activities |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00572/full |
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