This book explores the meaning and value of music in children's lives, based upon their expressed thoughts and actual "musicking" behaviors in school and at play. Blending standard education field experiences with ethnomusicological techniques, Patricia Campbell demonstrates how music is personally and socially meaningful to children and what values they place on particular musical styles, songs, and functions. She explores musical behaviors in various contextual settings, and presents in notated narrative forms some of the "songs in their heads," balancing music learned with music "made," and intentional, purposeful music with natural music behavior. Songs in Their Heads is a vivid and engaging book that bridges the disciplines of music education, ethnomusicology, and folklore. Designed as a text or supplemental text in a variety of music education method courses, as well as a reference for music specialists and classroom teachers, this book will also appeal to parents interested in understanding and enhancing music making in their own children.
Author(s): Patricia Shehan Campbell
Year: 1998
Language: English
Pages: 264
Contents......Page 14
Introduction: Musical Children......Page 18
Narrative Tales......Page 28
The Horace Mann Schoolyard......Page 31
The Lakeshore Zebras......Page 39
The Rundale School Cafeteria......Page 46
Riders of the C-Bus......Page 53
Mrs. Bedford's Music Class: At the Periphery......Page 61
The Toys and More Store......Page 71
Reflections......Page 79
A Flexible System......Page 86
Michael......Page 90
Darryl......Page 94
George......Page 100
Carrie......Page 106
Ramnad......Page 111
Lisa......Page 116
Ramona......Page 121
James......Page 127
Beth......Page 133
Manuel......Page 139
Lateesha......Page 145
Alan......Page 150
Anna......Page 156
Tuyen......Page 161
Jonathan......Page 167
Reflections......Page 175
Part 3 For Children: Prospects for Their Musical Education......Page 182
Who They Musically Are......Page 183
The Music in Them......Page 184
What Music Means to Children......Page 186
Music: Good for What?......Page 190
Learning, Enculturation, and the Schools......Page 193
The Mission of School Music......Page 195
Children's Big and Little Cultures......Page 199
A Diversity of Musicking......Page 202
Their Music......Page 205
All That They Can Musically Be......Page 211
The Personal Side of Music......Page 212
The Social-Familial Sides of Music......Page 216
The Functional Side of Music......Page 219
Self-Study of Music......Page 223
Musical Choices......Page 226
More of a Musical Education......Page 231
Musical Mosaics......Page 237
Afterword......Page 240
Appendix 1......Page 242
Appendix 2......Page 245
Notes......Page 248
References......Page 254
