Musical Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Musical Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Principal Investigator: Helena Rodrigues
Co-investigator: João Pedro Lopes Reigado

Abstract

This project aimed to study musical development in childhood and carried out work in four thematic areas: a) Studies on the vocalization of babies concerning music and language; b) Studies on the perception and learning of songs by manipulating words and melody; c) Studies on movement and rhythmic development; d) Studies on the use of metaphorical language as a means of teaching musical expressiveness.
Implementation period
2007-2011
Reference
PTDC/EAT/68361/2006
Total funding
€XXXXXX
Funding institution
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I. P.
Start
01/01/2007
End
31/12/2011
Keywords
childhood, vocalizations, movement, rhythm, emotion, metaphorical language, expressiveness