Returning to the core question of how children engage, participate, and learn through music, this book moves beyond traditional models of practice in early childhood music education to draw upon new and emerging insights from the fields of childhood studies, neuroscience, psychology and sociology.

Susan Young has recently retired from her position as Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter, UK. She is internationally recognised as a leading authority on early childhood music education.

Preface Chapter One: Some Windows and a Map: Early Childhood Music in New Times Chapter Two: Shaky Eggs and Hello! Songs - The View from Childhood Studies Chapter Three: Bone Pipes and Brain Cells - Biological Perspectives Chapter Four: Pathways and Pigeon-Holes - The View from Psychology Chapter Five: Karaoke Kids and Digi-tots - Sociological Perspectives Chapter Six: Paper Sheep and Camels - The View from Other Places Afterword