The sensorimotor phase takes place in the first two years of life when
development concentrates on the acquirement of physical skills and
coordination. As the child is incapable to understand abstract symbolism,
this stage is largely presymbolic- a terminology adopted from Piaget, for
being applicable and well known. In this phase, the child sings and performs,
expressed as babbling and rhythmical dancing; a basis for future singing. It
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recognizes melodic contours. Its forms of composition exist of experiencing
and experimenting with sounds and rhythmical sequences