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When American Music Teacher asked several musicians and teachers to share their thoughts, hopes and concerns for music teaching in the twenty-first century, Ken Guilmartin, developer of the Music Together music and movement program, wrote about the exciting promises of new music making. His vision includes a restoration of the natural ability to speak the language of music by ages 3 or 4, which means that very young children will understand music and be able to audiate, that is, think musically.
Acquisition of these skills, in his opinion, is dependent not so much on innate ability as on proper environmental conditions. Guided by skilled early-childhood music ...
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