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ERIC Number: EJ365164
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Children's Perception of Certain Musical Properties: Scale and Contour.
Pick, Anne D.; And Others
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v45 n1 p28-51 Feb 1988
Five studies investigated children's perception of scale and contour in melodies. It was found that young children can detect key transposition changes in familiar and unfamiliar melodies and are sensitive to melodic contour over transformations that preserve it, yet distinguish spontaneously between melodies with the same contour and different intervals. (SKC)
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Music Appreciation, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Melody; Music Identification; Musical Analysis; Transposition