The Development of Musical Thought

Authors

Melissa J. Clayton, Brigham Young University
Jerry L. Jaccard, Brigham Young University

Keywords

musical thought, Piaget, children's thought, memory

College

Fine Arts and Communications

Department

Music

Abstract

The task at hand, at the beginning of my research, was to discover the process of musical thought development in a child. Piaget’s similar research in mathematical thinking started with first discovering the content of children’s thought in mathematics, through clinical observation. Then he analyzed this content. He noticed changes at various points in a child’s growth. His observations and conclusions laid the foundation for a widely accepted theory. This theory is that children go through different stages of development as they learn (1). To discover the stages a child progresses through in attaining musical knowledge, I proposed to do research through which I would discover the content of children’s thoughts pertaining to music: the first step in Piaget’s method of research.

Recommended Citation

Clayton, Melissa J. and Jaccard, Jerry L. (2013) "The Development of Musical Thought," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 2310.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/2310