David Hargreaves & Alexandra Lamont (2017)

Chapter 1 in The Psychology of Musical Development

This chapter begins by explaining that this book was preceded by one written by David Hargreaves, published in 1986, with the slightly altered title of The Developmental Psychology of Music. 

After 2 paragraphs briefly explaining the need for this updated edition, the writers get stuck into pertinent material right away.

• Developments in Music and Musical Engagement
• Advances in Developmental Psychology and Music Psychology
• Aims and Plan of the Book

Even before the Introduction, the Preface has discussed issues such as:

what is meant by a ‘musician’?

how can we define ‘musicality’?

are all humans ‘musical’?

The Preface ends with a quote from Pablo Picasso, hopefully inspiring a challenge for all music educators:

Every child is an artist,

The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.