Children composing and their visual-spatial approach to the keyboard

Roels, Johanna Maria; Petegem, Peter Van

doi:10.1080/14613808.2014.930118

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“…Apart from having seen the Danube in Budapest, Bartók would only have known the river from geographical descriptions, yet he still manages to suggest the main features of its entire course with only the knowledge of a few triads. The result is a long chain of associated thoughts which contain a coherent musical whole (Roels & Van Petegem, 2015).…”

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Children composing and the tonal idiom

Roels

Petegem

2016

International Journal of Music Education

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Existing studies have demonstrated how children compose, experiment and use their imagination within the conventions of the tonal idiom with functional harmony. However, one area of research that has hardly been explored is how tonality emerges in the compositions of children who compose by transforming their own non-musical ideas, such as their drawings and stories. To that end, and within a context in which children individually compose at the piano, the present study examines the differences or similarities that, with respect to the tonal idiom, result from both approaches to composing. The findings demonstrate how interdisciplinary and symbolic thinking can help children achieve a better understanding of the tonal idiom and at the same time lower the threshold to compose.

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confidence: 99%