Why do humans make music? Theories of the evolution of musicality have focused mainly
on the value of music for specific adaptive contexts such as mate selection, parental care …

Musical experiences are ubiquitous in early childhood. Beyond potential benefits of musical
activities for young children with typical development, there has long been interest in …

A growing body of research shows that the universal capacity for music perception and
production emerges early in development. Possibly building on this predisposition …

Mothers around the world sing to infants, presumably to regulate their mood and arousal.
Lullabies and playsongs differ stylistically and have distinctive goals. Mothers sing lullabies …

Infants enculturate to their soundscape over the first year of life, yet theories of how they do
so rarely make contact with details about the sounds available in everyday life. Here, we …

This research revealed that the frequency of reported parent-infant singing interactions
predicted 6-month-old infants' performance in laboratory music experiments and mediated …

Rhythmic movement to music, whether deliberate (eg, dancing) or inadvertent (eg, foot-
tap**), is ubiquitous. Although parents commonly report that infants move rhythmically to …

Primary caregivers throughout the world provide infants with life-sustaining care such as
nutrition and protection from harm as well as life-enhancing care such as affection …

Parent's infant‐directed vocalizations are highly dynamic and emotive compared to their
adult‐directed counterparts, and correspondingly, more effectively capture infants' attention …

In childhood, musical play is an important part of home life and, potentially, sibling play.
Considering the social–emotional relevance of musical activities, siblings' engagement in …