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Title: A Music Learning Theory for Newborn and Young Children by Edwin E. Gordon ISBN: 1-57999-003-7 Publisher: G I A Pubns Pub. Date: August, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: Informative, if a bit dry
Comment: The cornerstone of Gordon's theory is audiation - hearing and understanding music when it is not played. Preparatory audiation is the one applied to children in the music babble stage (analogous to language babble), usually 0 to 5 years old. Gordon's theory proposes three types of preparatory audiation: roughly, listening and responding out of sync, imitating with some precision and coordinating singing or chanting with movement and breathing. Each type is further subdivided into stages. Most of the book is devoted to the description of each of the stages.
The theory itself is intriguing since it is the only one (at least to my knowledge) attempting to deal systematically with musical education of very young children. Intuitively, the theory makes sense: expose the children to a variety of repeating tonal and rhythm patterns and they will develop a better music vocabulary. Then they will babble through it, just like they do with language. And then they move to adjusting their singing/chanting to match breathing and movement.
The book is not an easy read. Specific musical terminology could be better understood by a layman with the help of the dictionary at the end. But the narrative reveals someone who is, perhaps, more at ease with music than with written word. Overall, the book is fairly dry. In addition, no attempt is made to seriously compare MLT with some existing well-known music learning methods, such as Suzuki.
Some good advice is given on choosing an instrument for a child. Apart from the child's physical characteristics, Gordon suggests to pay special attention to his preference for the tone quality of an instrument.
Overall, I would recommend this book for parents or teachers of music, especially the ones with some music education, but do not expect a breezy read!
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Title: The Ways Children Learn Music: An Introduction and Practical Guide to Music Learning Theory by Eric Bluestine ISBN: 1579991084 Publisher: G I A Pubns Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Learning Sequences in Music: Skill, Content, and Patterns: A Music Learning Theory 2003 by Edwin E. Gordon ISBN: 1579992048 Publisher: G I A Pubns Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $38.50 |
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Title: Music Play: The Early Childhood Music Curriculum Guide for Parents Teachers & Caregivers Spiral by Alison M. Reynolds, Beth M. Bolton, Cynthia C. Taggart, Edwin E. Gordon, Wendy H. Valerio ISBN: 1579990274 Publisher: G I A Pubns Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
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