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The Sequence of Musical Development: A Study of Children's Composition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

Keith Swanwick  and
June Tillman
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Abstract

A musical development sequence is proposed based on the psycho-logical concepts of mastery, imitation, imaginative play and meta-cognition, drawing on the work of Moog, Piaget and the observations of British writers. An interpretation of over seven hundred children's compositions is undertaken yielding an eight-mode spiral of development that may have consequences for music teaching; for overall music curriculum planning, for appropriate responses to individuals, for generating progression in a session or project.

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Research Article
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British Journal of Music Education , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , November 1986 , pp. 305 - 339
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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