The Muse Within: Creativity and Communication, Song and Play from Childhood Through Maturity

Note: Jon-Roar Bjørkvold is recognized around the world for his pioneering research on the spontaneous singing and playing of children. Through his studies of child culture in Norway, the United States, and Russia, he has determined that singing and playing exhibit remarkable similarities despite national and cultural differences. Using his child Ð centered, ecological theory of learning and teaching as a model for human creativity, Bjørkvold critiques contemporary educational methods, with special emphasis on music education. Integrating a diverse range of personal and cultural experience, learning theory, music theory, and cross-disciplinary research, this book is indispensable for human creativity and growth. Hardbound. ÒPowerfully persuasive and wonderfully writtenÓ Frank R. Wilson, Neurologist, Health Program for Performing Artists University of California, San Francisco; Author

Keyword(s): Translations and Tears. Preludium. 1. Before Birth. 2. The Playing Child Learns to Live. 3. The Culture of Children at Play. 4. Three Worlds of Singing Children: Norway, Russia, and the United States. 5. The Muse-ical Child Goes to School. 6. Child Culture and Music Education. 7. ÒIf You Love Somebody, Set Them Free!Ó. 8. The Muse Under Siege. 9. Old Age. Postludium. Bibliography. Acknowledgements. Index

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