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Extending Young Children’s Artistic Enfranchisement Through Computer-based Music Technology
By Janet McDowall.
Published by The International Journal of the Arts in Society
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| Article: Print | $US10.00 | |
| Article: Electronic | $US5.00 |
Recent development of ‘child-friendly’ computer software and hardware has expanded young children’s potential for participation in music experiences. These developments include opportunities for children to be actively engaged in relatively sophisticated musical composition processes involving decision-making associated with a wide range of musical elements –tone colour, rhythm, tempo, form, and so on. This paper describes a research study in which children in the early years of school used several types of computer software and hardware to create music and to perform it for various audiences. The paper argues that early childhood music curriculum experiences such as these can expand young children’s artistic enfranchisement since children can, to some extent, overcome the barriers of limited musical technical skills and they can use a range of sounds that are generally far beyond the scope of traditional classroom music resources. Young children can, thus, be active participants in musical cultures that are somewhat different from those normally associated with early childhood music teaching and learning.
| Keywords: | Children, Music, Technology |
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International Journal of the Arts in Society, Volume 4, Issue 4, pp.125-136. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Article: Electronic (PDF File; 1.255MB).
Dr. Janet McDowall
Lecturer, School of Education, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia