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ERIC Number: EJ350884
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Developmentally Delayed Musical Savant's Sensitivity to Tonal Structure.
Miller, Leon K.
American Journal of Mental Deficiency, v91 n5 p467-71 Mar 1987
A five-year-old developmentally delayed, musically gifted child with no formal musical training was asked to repeat passages on the piano. Analysis of responses to melodies in each of the 24 major and minor keys indicated sensitivity to aspects of diatonic structure exhibited by mature listeners. (Author)
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Gifted, Imitation, Listening Skills, Music Techniques
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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