Development of activities for musical expressions integrating physical, linguistic, and graphical expressions to promote young children's musical sensitivities.

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K04445
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: Ehime University
• Principal Investigator: FUKADA SHOZO 愛媛大学, 教育学部, 教授 (50228863)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 小池 美知子 松山東雲女子大学, 人文科学部, 教授 (60331873) ; 安藤 千秋 香川短期大学, 子ども学科第Ⅰ部, 教授(移行) (70290583)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 音楽的感受性 / 音楽的アクティビティ / 音楽表現プロジェクト

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Qualitative analyses of young children's spontaneous songs showed that the spontaneous songs were characterized by deprivation of linguistic meaning from words and repetitions of phrases (ostinato). Path analysis of a questionnaire revealed that teachers' sensitivities to natural sounds and children's movements enhanced the qualities of children's creative music activities through frequency of child-centered music activities. Then, 20 musical activities are developed, and two projects are carried out by combining the developed activities. One project started with soundscape experiences, and the other with enjoying hand-made instruments. Research findings were provided to community of early childhood education through academic papers and lectures for teachers.

Free Research Field

発達心理学