Piaget ’ s Stages of Cognitive Development

Achieves object permanence: realizes that things continue to exist even when no longer present to the sense Infants will respond to fluctuations in a rhythmic beat During first 6 months, child will respond to music with generalized movements; they are beginning to match vocalizations of caregivers Attend selectively to musical sound sources Over first year and a half – discriminate musical dynamics, differences in timbre, pitch patterns, phrase endings , intervals, and rhythm Purposeful arm and leg movements will begin after 6 months Between 12 and 18 months – vocal play and babbling By 19 months – some melodic and rhythmic patterns will appear, also spontaneous songs made of short melodic phrases and flexible, irregular rhythmic patterns Pre-operational (2-7 years) Learns to use language and to represent objects by images and words