The study method was triangulation, systematic video observation as a main method. On the basis of three main theories, the Musilanguage theory (Brown, 2000), the Ethological theory and the Relationships approaches (Hinde, 1997) and the Music- emotions theory (Juslin, 2001), the impacts of prenatal musical experiences on very early mother-child interaction were compared in the empirical study by analyzing features of musical elements in mother-child interaction events between three groups with various prenatal musical backgrounds: 1) the group for both pre- and postnatal musical sessions (E), 2) the group only for postnatal musical sessions (C1) and 3) the group for no musical sessions at all (C2).

mothers participated musical sessions based on early childhood music education methods. The grounds for postnatal life are created during the prenatal period, through experiences that effect a fetusвЂ™ development more than commonly known. In this study, early interaction in its many forms and connections with music was observed.

Music and interaction were the focus of interest of this PhD-study, as successful communication underpins the success of all human endeavours.

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