Collaboration between 3- and 4-year-olds in self-initiated play on instruments |
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Authors: | Susan Young |
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Institution: | University of Exeter, School of Education and Lifelong Learning, Heavitree Road, Exeter EX 2LU, UK |
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Abstract: | This article reports on a study of collaborative music-making on instruments among 3- and 4-year-old children. An area equipped with musical instruments was provided as a free-choice play option in an early childhood setting and a fixed camera recorded the children's play continuously during a number of visits. From the total 17 h of data five episodes of paired play were selected. Through a process of comparison across these episodes, it was established that children were coordinating their play through a repertoire of communicative and expressive behaviours. One episode of paired play considered to be representative was micro-analysed in detail. |
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Keywords: | Young children Collaboration Musical play Non-verbal communication |
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