‘Wild’ music-making: An investigation into the experiences of children (aged 7–10) when music-making in a woodland

Adams, Dylan, Smith, Kevin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2441-573X and Beauchamp, Gary 2025. ‘Wild’ music-making: An investigation into the experiences of children (aged 7–10) when music-making in a woodland. Education 3-13 53 (5) , pp. 693-704. 10.1080/03004279.2025.2485272

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Abstract

Music-making has long been associated with ways of knowing that enable enhanced experiences of reality. This study explores children’s (aged 7–10 years) experiences of music-making outdoors in a nature reserve and the potential for aesthetic ways of knowing affecting their musical experiences and sense of relationship with the more-than-human world. Three schools took part and groups of children were randomly selected from each school to undertake semi-structured interviews. Analysis of the transcribed interviews showed that children’s music-making afforded them artistic or aesthetic ways of knowing giving them an enhanced experience of the natural world, themselves and their music making.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Additional Information:	License information from Publisher: LICENSE 1: URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/, Start Date: 2025-04-12
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
ISSN:	0300-4279
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	7 May 2025
Date of Acceptance:	19 March 2025
Last Modified:	05 Jun 2025 12:26
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/178110

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