Music Composition in Contexts of Early Childhood

Aleksandra Acker is Professor in the School of Education at RMIT University, Australia. She also supervises Master and PhD students. She has conducted and published a number of studies concerning music and young children. 
Berenice Nyland is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Education at RMIT University. Before becoming an Adjunct Professor she was an Associate Professor in the School of Education and had been Program Manager for onshore early childhood programs, the Master of Education and the Collaborative Articulation Program partnership.

Jan Deans is Associate Director of Early Childhood Education at The University of Melbourne, Australia. This encompasses leadership of the Early Learning Centre which is the University of Melbourne's research and demonstration long day preschool. 

Kylie Payman is Music Education Specialist at the University of Melbourne, Australia. 
Suzana Klarin is Teacher at the Early Learning Centre at the University of Melbourne, Australia. 

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The development of a teaching and learning space at the ELC.- Chapter 3. Theoretical and pedagogical underpinning of The Yarra Songs project.- Chapter 4. The child protagonists in the ELC projects.- Chapter 5. The evolution of the lyrics and composition of The Yarra Songs.- Chapter 6. The life cycle of the 'Black Swan' song.- Chapter 7. Language and the arts in early childhood.