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The musical playground : global tradition and change in children's songs and games / Kathryn Marsh.

Title
The musical playground : global tradition and change in children's songs and games / Kathryn Marsh.
Author
Marsh, Kathryn McLeod.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Description
viii, 431 p. : ill., music; 24 cm.
Summary
Based on 15 years of field research in urban and rural school playgrounds around the globe, Kathryn Marsh provides unique insights into the musical playground activities of children across a comprehensive scope of social, cultural, and national contexts.
Uniform Title
University press scholarship online.
Subject
  • Games with music > Analysis, appreciation
  • Games with music
  • Musical ability in children
  • Singing games
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-400) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Children's musical play and creativity : adult views -- Into the field -- Transmission processes in the playground -- Composition in performance -- Conclusions and pedagogical implications.
ISBN
  • 9780195308976 (alk. paper)
  • 0195308972 (alk. paper)
  • 9780195308983 (alk. paper)
  • 0195308980 (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2008033906