Exploratory study of the musical interactions between siblings in the everyday setting
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7203/LEEME.48.21417Keywords:
Early Childhood Education, Music Education, Home and Family Life Education, Siblings.
Abstract
It is obvious that musical interactions between siblings take place within the family environment and are significant for their musical development. This paper presents data from a study on these interactions about which even now very little is known. Participants are siblings from two to six years old from three Catalan families with similar characteristics. Data is collected by LENA®’s DLP (Digital Language Processor) tool, an audio recorder capable of recording for 16 hours, with high quality and in a non-intrusive way, that is worn by the younger sibling. Recordings were collected periodically and for a whole day and were complemented with some voice messages narrated by the parents to contextualize the recording day. Data has been analysed using a validated table to extract information about four dimensions: 1) participation order, 2) place, 3) interaction type, and 4) source. Results reveal, among other information, that: a) in most of the interactions the older sibling starts the musical episode and the younger one finishes it, b) the interactions happen mostly at home; c) imitation and synchrony are very used, and d) interactions are based equally on songs and improvisations.
Author Biographies
Marta Dosaiguas Canal, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Departament de didàctica de l'expressió musical, plàstica i corporal. Professora associada y doctoranda
Jèssica Pérez-Moreno, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Departament de didàctica de l'expressió musical, plàstica i corporal. Professora agregada
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