Can Music Really "Improve" the Mind?

Overy, Katie

doi:10.1177/0305735698261009

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“…This understanding, which formed the basis of the study procedure presently observed, was supported by The Theory of Multiple Intelligences (Gardner 1993;1999) and the present-day brain research (e.g. Huotilainen, 2011;Overy, 1998). Gary McPherson (2013) also describes the connections between musical ability, development and identity.…”

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The Positive Equilibrium Of Children – Musical Aspects

Marjanen

2013

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T he focus of this paper is constructed through 1) a child wellbeing study performed in Finland (2010Finland ( -2012, and 2) music education as a form of creativity. Imagination, creativity, friendliness and the elements of comfort were found to be important for the positive wellbeing of a child. PISA studies reflect the peak of Finnish learning results concerning 15 -year-olds as a proof of the high quality of school education. Maintaining the positive learning results may be based on and supported by music education and creative musical experiences. T his leads us to think about holistic music education as a resource.

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The Positive Equilibrium Of Children – Musical Aspects

Marjanen

2013

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“…The area highlighted by all parties in which significant gains were clearly evident was self‐esteem. Other findings too have credited involvement in the arts and creative activities with improved self‐esteem, behaviour, attitude, attendance and motivation (Overy, 1998; Frederickson, 2003; Barnes and Shirley, 2007). The raising of self‐esteem in the children taking part in the study was remarked upon by teachers, parents and the creative experts alike.…”

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Sparking the imagination: creative experts working collaboratively with children, teachers and parents to enhance educational opportunities

Loughrey

Woods

2010

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This article suggests that child poverty and unequal educational opportunity are inextricably linked. It is argued that even from an early age children from poorer backgrounds are disadvantaged in terms of their preparedness to thrive in the formal school environment. Educational achievement is strongly influenced by attitudes and much research suggests that children from less advantaged backgrounds feel less in control at school and lack confidence in performing traditional school tasks. The ‘Sparking the Imagination’ project set out to try on a small scale to co‐ordinate efforts in raising educational opportunity for children from disadvantaged backgrounds by focusing on the context in which teaching and learning takes place. It was also deemed necessary to introduce measures to raise the motivation and aspirations of all involved and this was achieved through the engagement of children, teachers, parents and creative experts in collaborative learning within the classroom.

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“…In Steiner-pedagogues, originally based on the understanding of Pestalozzi (1746Pestalozzi ( -1827, this is briefly named as head, heart and hands (Morrison, 2009), to keep in mind. The brain can be musically affected, thus to support the long-term memory (Huotilainen, 2011;Overy, 1998). A holistic idea of language education is presented in the European Language Portfolio (http://www.kielisalkku.edu.fi/fi), reflecting and understanding the human need for communication.…”

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Transversal Processes - Learning More About The Teaching Profession Through Music

Marjanen¹,

Cslovjecsek²

2014

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Music and languages formed the basis for the European Music Portfolio project (2009)(2010)(2011)(2012); http://www.emportfolio.eu), aiming to support teachers in their profession, by combining theories, methodology and practices. The focus of this paper is the study procedure on the impact of the international CPD courses for teachers, as one of the EMP -tools. One of the most interesting results reported was a better focus found by the teachers on the learning processes of children due to the experiences of integrating music and languages. How does music work in transversal learning and integrated teaching, as a support for the teachers?

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Can Music Really "Improve" the Mind?

Cited by 32 publications

References 4 publications

The Positive Equilibrium Of Children – Musical Aspects

The Positive Equilibrium Of Children – Musical Aspects

Sparking the imagination: creative experts working collaboratively with children, teachers and parents to enhance educational opportunities

Transversal Processes - Learning More About The Teaching Profession Through Music

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