The Development of Musical Thought

Authors

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

Keywords

musical thought, children, developmental stages, Piaget

College

Fine Arts and Communications

Department

Music

Abstract

The question that drives this research is: What is the process of musical thought development in children? In sorting through possible answers to this question I have studied the work of Piaget (1, 5 and 6) and Moog (4). Moog’s studies of the musical experience of pre-school age children has led him to conclude that the developmental changes in the structure of musical thought appear to coincide with changes from one developmental stage, as in the developmental stages set forth by Piaget, to the next and that the underlying principle of these changes have to do with memory (4).

Recommended Citation

Clayton, Melissa J. and Jaccard, Jerry L. (2014) "The Development of Musical Thought," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 514.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/514