""When reading the words \"medieval music,\" what thoughts initially come to mind? Perhaps thoughts may wander to images of monasteries where monks sing Gregorian chant, or the mind may turn to royal celebrations. Music was certainly prominent both in the medieval church and at court, and these are typically the images that are inextricably linked with the performance of medieval music; however, like today, musical activities were not restricted to public entertainment.""
""Although musical practices and styles have changed significantly since the Middle Ages, the act of singing to infants for the purpose of soothing has remained consistent among parents and caregivers to the present day. To calm their babies, medieval mothers commonly sang lullabies; however, our present knowledge of the precise songs that mothers sang to their children remains rather speculative, since - as musicologist John Haines has noted - there are no extant manuscripts that contain commonly sung lullabies.""
Music formed part of daily life for medieval children from infancy through formal schooling. Mothers commonly sang lullabies to soothe babies, though no extant manuscripts preserve commonly sung lullabies. Musical activities also took place in domestic settings, not only in churches or courts. Children learned songs through play and through education at cathedral song schools during later childhood. Musicologists rely on various indirect sources to reconstruct children's musical repertoire and practices. The repertoire likely included simple vocal lullabies, play songs, and pedagogical chants used in early musical instruction. Musical transmission occurred orally within families and institutions.
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