Music Cultures in the United States

Cowdery, James R.; Levine, Victoria Lindsay; Gray, Judith A.; Diamond, Beverley; Benary, Barbara; Diamond, Jody; Stillman, Amy Ku uleialoha; Cornelills, Steven

doi:10.4324/9780203997161

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“…When parents and infants are relaxed they are better able to connect with each other, laying the foundation for the development of the parent-child relationship. Within African American communities, music has historically served as a powerful tool for communication and connection in the context of oppression and violence (Koskoff, 2005) and is, therefore, a culturally relevant way in which parents and infants may connect with each other.…”

Section: Musical Parenting and Contexts Of Riskmentioning

confidence: 99%

The expression of music throughout the lives of expectant parents

Dayton

Matthews

Hicks

et al. 2017

Psychology of Music

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Music can promote emotion regulation in individuals exposed to trauma and stress and may support positive parenting behaviors. The primary aim of the current study was to examine the use of music in the lives of a sample of expectant mothers and fathers (N = 102), who were considered at risk for insensitive parenting due to exposure to environmental and psychosocial stressors. Interviews probed childhood memories of music, current engagement with music, and parental plans to share music with their infants after birth. Using principles of grounded theory, a thematic coding process was employed. Findings highlight the relationship-salient and culturally embedded nature of music in the lives of these parents. Parents described the intergenerational transmission of musical family traditions. They recalled memories of music, which were linked in important ways to the central caregivers in their own early lives and described their intentions to use music in similar ways when caring for their own children. Parents also described the fundamental integration of music within their communities and culture. Findings suggest that promoting parental use of music to soothe and care for their children may be one cost-effective intervention technique that supports feelings of parental competence and parent–infant connection.

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Section: Musical Parenting and Contexts Of Riskmentioning

confidence: 99%