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ERIC Number: EJ593109
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-4512
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Music as a Classroom Tool.
Chalmers, Lynne; Olson, Myrna R.; Zurkowski, Joyce K.
Intervention in School and Clinic, v35 n1 p43-45,52 Sep 1999
A study examined the effect of music on lunchroom noise level and on the behaviors of children requiring intervention. When classical music was played, the noise level dropped an average of six decibels. Popular music decreased the noise level by 10 decibels. Both types of music decreased behavioral interventions. (CR)
Descriptors: Dining Facilities, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Music Therapy, Noise (Sound), Outcomes of Treatment, Popular Music, Student Behavior
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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