The challenge of ensuring effective early years music education by non-specialists

GF Welch - Early Child Development and Care, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The article reports research concerning the potential and actual benefits for young children
in engaging in musical activities, whether in the home or outside, such as in community …

Musical activities, prosocial behaviors, and executive function skills of kindergarten children

B Ilari, S Helfter, T Huynh, A Bowmer… - Music & …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Prosocial behaviors and executive function are staples of child development. Engagement
in music has been associated with enhanced prosocial behaviors and executive function …

The impact of group singing on children's subjective well‐being: Mixed methods research

J Davies, S Bentham, F Duah - Children & Society, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Improving the well‐being of children has been widely discussed, yet research‐exploring
strategies aimed at improving this in school‐based settings is still an emerging field of …

Mentoring as a Tool for Development of Preservice Early Childhood Music Teachers: A Pilot Study Using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS)

JYM Lee, C Tardif - Creative Education, 2024 - scirp.org
This article focuses on mentoring as a learning tool for the music specialist teacher in early
childhood. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the development of three early …

Technology-Enhanced Professional Development in Music for Early Years Practitioners: A Design-Based Study

C Haddad - 2024 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
This study documents the design, development, implementation, and critical evaluation of in-
person and online professional development (PD) music workshops for Early Years …

Optimising well-being and development through music

G Welch - Research Outreach, 2021 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Professor Graham Welch and the music education research team at University College
London have conducted extensive work to evaluate and document the benefits of music for …