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Children Draw Music
by I. Vanechkina and I. Trofimova. (in Russian) The first main part of the book is about history and a light theoretical introduction. It addresses primarily the question whether it is possible to visualize music and if it is, what may be the benefit of such visualization. The authors review the literature and they appear to have a broad and detailed grasp of the field. They also point to the need of further studies for the more serious scholar, and provide plenty of references. They cite Russian and foreign examples to support their contention about the potentials of the combined music/drawing approach in both art appreciation and education. The second main part of the book summarizes the pedagogical experience of this combined music/drawing approach. Here the discussion is, appropriately, less compact than in the first part. There is advice to the practicing pedagogue and the authors present the didactic advantages of their approach in a gentle yet persuasive manner. They illustrate abundantly what they have to say, by case studies and a plethora of carefully chosen visual images. They come both from world-renown masters and from teenage pupils. The narrative is appended with a useful sample syllabus. The book will be useful for all those who are engaged in music and drawing education, art appreciation, pedagogy, and will be enjoyed also by other art lovers.
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