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Peer reviewedHargreaves, David J. – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1999
Examines Marilyn Zimmerman's pioneering work on the applications of Piagetian theory to the study of children's musical development. Discusses "music conservation" and addresses the Piagetian model regarding (1) the implications of the sociocultural perspective and (2) the study of musical creativity. Develops the concept of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Creativity, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedGromko, Joyce Eastlund – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1996
Attempts to express a group of children's understanding of inversion, retrograde, and retrograde-inversion as it applies to musical composition and color schemes. The children, ages six to nine, displayed idiosyncratic approaches to the problems. Discusses the possible implications for symbolic language and cognitive development. (MJP)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedAddo, Akosua Obuo – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1996
Delineates the cultural norms evident in the performance and practice of Ghanaian children's play songs. Describes the similarities and differences between these and those of adult Ghanaian music culture. Discusses the social significance of the songs and includes several tables showing musical notation. (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, Childrens Games, Cognitive Development, Cultural Context
