Music in Our Lives: Rethinking Musical Ability, Development and Identity

by Robert Faulkner, Gary E. McPherson, Jane W. Davidson

Why do some children take up music, while others dont? Why do some excel, whilst others give up? Why do some children favour classical music, whilst others prefer rock?

These are questions that have puzzled music educators, psychologists, and musicologists for many years. Yet, they are incredibly difficult and complex questions to answer.

'Music in our lives' takes an innovative approach to trying to answer these questions. It is drawn...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199579296
• ISBN13: 9780199579297
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"