An Evolutionary Theory of Music Needs to Care About Developmental Timing

Authors

Erin E. Hannon, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Alyssa N. Crittenden, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Joel S. Snyder, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Karli M. Nave, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-30-2021

Publication Title

Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Volume

44

First page number:

60

Last page number:

61

Abstract

Both target papers cite evidence from infancy and early childhood to support the notion of human musicality as a somewhat static suite of capacities; however, in our view they do not adequately acknowledge the critical role of developmental timing, the acquisition process, or the dynamics of social learning, especially during later periods of development such as middle childhood.

Controlled Subject

Child development; Infants--Development; Music

Disciplines

Developmental Psychology | Development Studies | Music

Language

English

Rights

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Repository Citation

Hannon, E. E., Crittenden, A. N., Snyder, J. S., Nave, K. M. (2021). An Evolutionary Theory of Music Needs to Care About Developmental Timing. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 44 60-61.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X20001168