Do informal musical activities shape auditory skill development in preschool-age children?

The influence of formal musical training on auditory cognition has been well established. For the majority of children, however, musical experience does not primarily consist of adult-guided training on a musical instrument. Instead, young children mostly engage in everyday musical activities such a...

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Main Authors: Vesa Juhani Putkinen, Katri Annukka Saarikivi, Mari eTervaniemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00572/full