Establishing an Early Childhood Program on Musical Instrumental Activity

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25381091
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education
• Research Institution: Kyoritsu Women's University
• Principal Investigator: Yasuko MURAKAMI 共立女子大学, 家政学部, 准教授 (20458863)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): FJII Yasuyuki 奈良女子大学, 人文科学系, 准教授 (40436449) ; ISHIKAWA Masae 静岡大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (80436691) ; YAMANAKA Wakako 福岡教育大学, 教育学部, 講師 (20631873) ; SAIKI Mikiko 田園調布学園大学, 子ども未来学部, 准教授 (40586418) ; NAGAI Satoko 白梅学園短期大学, 保育科, 講師 (60609923)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): IMAGAWA Kyouko 聖心女子大学, 文学部, 教授 (80389882) ; SHITAMI Kazunari 静岡大学, 教育学部, 教授 (50320784) ; KIMURA Mitsuko 桜美林大学, 芸術文化学系, 准教授 (60550879)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 器楽

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated the significance of instrumental activities from related domains, and aimed to establish a program on instrumental activities for early childhood through fieldwork and workshop. Over a series of studies, the 3 following points were pointed out: 1) Children’s musical development occurs as they develop a relationship with their surrounding environment; 2) Musical expression begins to formulate while children are actually experiencing everyday life; 3) Musical activity itself expands the human senses.

Free Research Field

幼児教育　音楽教育