Front Cover -- Half title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents page -- Series editors' preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1 Musical behaviour -- 1 Born musical? -- Born gifted? -- Born musical? -- Music: a fundamental human activity -- Conclusion -- 2 Musical development -- What counts as music? -- Factors influencing development -- Views of children as learners -- What do we know about children's musical development? -- Creative development -- Gifted and talented -- Conclusion -- Part 2 Music in education -- 3 The music curriculum -- Music as a language -- Improvisation: the 'talk' of music -- Aspects of the curriculum -- The statutory curriculum -- Evaluating approaches to music education -- Conclusion -- 4 Music as a tool for learning -- Cognitive development -- Music across the curriculum -- Personal, social and emotional development -- Communication, language and literacy -- Creative development -- Mathematical development -- Physical development -- Knowledge and understanding of the world -- Conclusion -- Part 3 The role of adults -- 5 Creating a musical environment -- A language-rich environment -- A music-rich environment -- Creating a musical atmosphere -- An environment to support music learning -- The environment and the curriculum -- Conclusion -- 6 Intervention and support -- Developing confidence in ourselves as musicians -- Observing children -- Identifying musically gifted children -- Planning -- Integrating the three types of activity -- Assessing, recording and evaluating learning -- Supportive parents and carers -- Inclusion -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Resources -- References -- Index -- Back cover.