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Freedom and Structure: The Acquisition of Language in a Musical Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

Janet Nicolls
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This article explores the development of musical language, as it takes place alongside the study of an instrument. More than simply the ability to read the printed score, musical literacy may be achieved creatively through improvisation and composition from the earliest lessons. The basis of this learning is through training the memory of the inner ear.

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British Journal of Music Education , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , November 1991 , pp. 271 - 308
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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