ERIC Number: EJ932298
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Apr
Pages: 14
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Effects of Three Years of Piano Instruction on Children's Academic Achievement, School Performance and Self-Esteem
Costa-Giomi, Eugenia
Psychology of Music, v32 n2 p139-152 Apr 2004
This study of the effects of three years of piano instruction is based on a sample of 117 fourth-grade children attending public schools in Montreal. The children had never participated in formal music instruction, did not have a piano at home, and their annual family income was below $40,000 Can. Children in the experimental group (n = 63) received individual piano lessons weekly for three years and were given an acoustic piano at no cost to their families. Children in the control group (n = 54) did not participate in formal music instruction. Participants were administered tests of self-esteem, academic achievement, cognitive abilities, musical abilities, and motor proficiency at the beginning of the project and throughout the three years of piano instruction. The results indicated that piano instruction had a positive effect on children's self-esteem and school music marks but did not affect their academic achievement in math and language as measured by standardized tests and school report cards. (Contains 2 figures and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Report Cards, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Music Education, Music, Family Income, Mathematics Achievement, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement, Self Esteem, Cognitive Ability, Psychomotor Skills, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Tests, Language Arts, Grade 4, Elementary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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