Reflections on the sequence of musical development

Authors

  • Keith Swanwick
  • Cecília Cavalieri França

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5965/2525530406022021335

Keywords:

Musical development, Spiral model, Music education

Abstract

The sequence of musical development is revisited. The origins of the underlying and evolving theory are considered, along with organisation and classification of the data of children’s compositions. The cumulative and recursive nature of the spiral is remphasised and the dynamic relationship between the left and right side is clarified. The essential qualitative nature of the study is asserted and some possibilities for the future are considered, along with a two dimensional model for curriculum and student evaluation based on spiral-related outcomes and the musical activities that promote and sustain them.

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Published

2021-09-10

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SWANWICK, Keith; FRANÇA, Cecília Cavalieri. Reflections on the sequence of musical development. Orfeu, Florianópolis, v. 6, n. 2, p. 335–347, 2021. DOI: 10.5965/2525530406022021335. Disponível em: https://revistas.udesc.br/index.php/orfeu/article/view/20995. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2021): Creative Practices in Music Education

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Translations

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