The Mind behind the Musical Ear: How Children Develop Musical Intelligence

Abstract

Part 1 Rhythm: children's drawings of simple rhythms conflicting hearings of rhythms - introducing met and mot a typology of rhythm drawings - musical and developmental implications counting and the metric hierarchy convention, innovation and multiple hearings. Part 2 Tune-building: building Hot Cross Buns with tuneblocks - introducing Jeff building Hot Cross Buns with the Montessori bells making instructions for playing Hot Cross Buns. Part 3 The story of Jeff's development: Jeff's figural construction and notation for Twinkle Jeff in transition - constructive disequilibrium moving toward a formal representation of Twinkle met and mot's reflections on Jeff's story conclusion - educational implications.