Representation, cognition, and communication: Invented notation in children's musical communication

Margaret S. Barrett

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198529361.003.0006

Representation, cognition, and communication: Invented notation in children's musical communication

Margaret S. Barrett

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Abstract

This chapter examines the communicative role of invented notation in children's experiences. It provides an overview of research in children's thinking as users of invented notation; examines the communicative role of invented notation as initiation into the use of conventional symbolic systems and/or externalization of musical thinking; and explores the potential relationship of invented notation to other forms of sign-making activity (drawing, writing, using mathematical symbols). To provide a context for the discussions some of the roles of notation in musical communication in the broader context of western music are briefly examined.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Musical Communication
Editors	Dorothy Miell, Raymond MacDonald, David J. Hargreaves
Place of Publication	Oxford UK
Publisher	Oxford University Press, USA
Chapter	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9780191689628
ISBN (Print)	9780198529361
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198529361.003.0006
Publication status	Published - 22 Mar 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Children's experiences
Invented notation
Music notations
Musical communication
Musical thinking
Sign-making activity

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