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5. Sound Experience and Imagination at Early School Age: An Opportunity for Unleashing Children’s Creative Potential

Chapter of: Psychological Perspectives on Musical Experiences and Skills: Research in the Western Balkans and Western Europe(pp. 99–122)

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Title5. Sound Experience and Imagination at Early School Age
SubtitleAn Opportunity for Unleashing Children’s Creative Potential
ContributorMirsada Zećo(author)
Marina Videnović(author)
Lejla Silajdžić(author)
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0389.05
Landing pagehttps://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0389/chapters/10.11647/obp.0389.05
Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
CopyrightMirsada Zećo; Marina Videnović; Lejla Silajdžić;
PublisherOpen Book Publishers
Published on2024-06-20
Long abstractThis study describes a novel approach to facilitating children’s musical development, creativity, and imagination by introducing unconventional vibrational, percussive instruments (gongs, Himalayan singing bowls, and Koshi Chimes) in early music education. One of the advantages of these instruments is that children can very quickly become involved in music-making regardless of their previous knowledge and musical affinity. We traced children’s sound experiences during twelve workshops for 6–7-year-olds. Results showed that listening and improvisation with these instruments enhanced rich fantasy and careful listening. We argue for encouraging children to express their experiences, fostering their ability to focus attention and reflect on sound qualities. This research illustrates the strength of introducing listening and playing with simple but rich sounds in early music education.
Page rangepp. 99–122
Print length24 pages
LanguageEnglish (Original)
Contributors

Mirsada Zećo

(author)
Assistant Professor at University of Sarajevo
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3245-4966

Mirsada Zećo is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Primary and Preschool Education and Rehabilitation at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Sarajevo. As a musician, lecturer, and theoretician, she has been researching new streams in musical pedagogy, sound therapy, Himalayan sound bowls, planetary gongs, and other similar sound instruments. She is a member of the Musicological Society of Bosnia and Hercegovina and the Regional Network Psychology and Music (RNPaM).

Marina Videnović

(author)
Research Associate at University of Belgrade
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1337-3722

Marina Videnović, PhD is a researcher at the Institute of Psychology, a research unit at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade. Her interests include adolescent socialisation during school and spare time. She combines qualitative and quantitative methodology for data-driven insights. She makes efforts to incorporate scientific research data in evidence-based policy advice. She is the chief editor of Psihološka Istraživanja [Psychological Research] national journal in Serbia.

Lejla Silajdžić

(author)
Associate Professor at University of Sarajevo
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5355-2437

Lejla Silajdžić, PhD in psychology, works at the Faculty of Education Science in Sarajevo as an Associate Professor, teaching various psychology courses for preschool and elementary school teachers. She has additional education in mental health care, inclusion, systems therapy, and innovations in education. Special areas of research and interests are developmental and educational psychology.

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