The child as musician : a handbook of musical development / edited by Gary E. McPherson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prenatal development / Richard Parncutt -- Infants as musical connoisseurs / Sandra E. Trehub -- The musical brain / Donald A. Hodges -- What develops in musical development? / Jeanne Bamberger -- Musicality / Susan Hallam -- Exposure to music : the truth about the consequences / E. Glenn Schellenberg -- Musical preference and taste in childhood and adolescence / David J. Hargreaves, Adrian C. North, and Mark Tarrant -- Musical literacy / Janet Mills and Gary E. McPherson -- Aesthetic response / Margaret S. Barrett -- The perception of emotion in music / Emery Schubert and Gary E. McPherson -- Developing motivation / James Austin, James Renwick, and Gary E. McPherson -- Giftedness and talent / Gary E. McPherson and Aaron Williamon -- Including everyone / Judith A. Jellison -- Music therapy for children / Leslie Bunt -- Musical play / Kathryn Marsh and Susan Young -- Singing and vocal development / Graham F. Welch -- Playing an instrument / Gary E. McPherson and Jane W. Davidson -- The individual and social worlds of children's musical creativity / Pamela Burnard -- Computers and technology / Peter R. Webster and Maud Hickey -- Historical perspectives / Gordon Cox -- Global practices / Patricia Shehan Campbell -- Cultural traditions / Robert Walker -- Positive youth musical engagement / Susan A. O'Neill -- Musician identity formation / Jane W. Davidson and Karen Burland