Browsing by Author "Wiksten, Ilona"

The purpose of this study is to figure out what knowledge about children’s voices, regarding singing, would be relevant and important for early childhood educators to be aware of. The aim is also to find out how early childhood educators could implement this knowledge in their teaching practices. This study is a qualitative literature study. The research process is guided by a hermeneutic cognitive approach and the method of analysis is a descriptive content analysis. The material consists of four research-based books from Sweden and Finland. The conclusion of this study is that early childhood educators would benefit from having knowledge both about children’s voice development and singing development, so that they can adapt to the pre-conditions of a child’s voice accordingly. Early childhood educators are recommended to both choose suitable songs and adapt the key of the songs to the children’s voices, to be able to contribute to the development of the children’s singing ability.