BOOK CONTENTS Prologue A Child's Mind is a Terrible Thing to Standardize Introduction: Toward Individualism, Imagination, and Invention Chapter 1. Individualism: A Curriculum of One Lessons from the Young People's Concerts: Improvisation Listening to Music with Imagination and Understanding Discovering Music through Animation Discovering Music through Opera Playing with Mozart Music in Context: Setting the Scene Musical Connections Final Thoughts on Repertoire and Resources Follow the Children Chapter 2. Imagination: The Musical Culture of Children's Play Problem Seeking: The Play Factor Observational Studies: Free Play with Music Primary Source: Free Play with Music Music Settings, Instruments, and Materials Theories of Children's Play Cultural Perspectives of Play Aesthetic Perspectives of Play Historical Perspectives of Play A Genius at Play The Nature of Nurturing Mother-Infant Music Play Children's Cognitive Music-Play Behaviors Children's Social Music-Play Behaviors Pedagogy and Play Rigging the Play Environment "Why Can't We Play?" Contents Continued, next page |