Knowing the Children We Teach: Essays on Music Learning - Paperback

by Danette Littleton (Author), Meryl Sole (Author)

This book seeks to demonstrate music's unique contribution to children's well-being, self-enrichment, and fullness of life.

Author Biography

Danette Littleton is a retired professor of music education and a former music teacher in elementary and preschools. She lectures and writes on children's musical development, specifically the relationship between music learning and play. Her first book When Music Goes to School: Perspectives on Learning and Teaching is available through Rowman and Littlefield. Meryl Sole teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in music education at New York University and Teachers College, Columbia University. She is an active researcher who focuses on the musical lives of toddlers, musical parenting and popular music education.