Affiliation:
1. International Music Education Research Centre
2. Institute of Education, University of London
Abstract
Abstract
This chapter reports on the important role played by the family’s background as part of a diasporic community in musical behaviors and development in early childhood. Two theoretical perspectives (Ecological Systems Theory and Sounds of Intent in the Early Years) were applied to frame, collect, and analyze data on the social and cultural influences of the family on the child’s musical development. Empirical data included semi-structured interviews with twenty Chinese mothers, ten of whom provided diary accounts, as well as video clips and photographs to record the musical behaviors of their child over a period of six months. The main findings highlight the significance of the home and local musical cultures, as well as the family’s connections to their home country, with children’s musical behaviors often shaped by media and digital technology.
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