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ERIC Number: EJ538131
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0965
The Representation of Tonality and Meter in Children Aged 7 and 9.
Wilson, Sarah J.; And Others
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v64 n1 p42-66 Jan 1997
Examined 80 children in second and fourth grades on melodic and rhythmic discrimination and classification tasks. Found evidence to support the existence of internal representations of tonality and meter in both groups, as well as evidence of a developmental effect for the classification task. (EAJ)
Descriptors: Children, Classification, Cognitive Development, Foreign Countries, Music Appreciation, Rhythm (Music), Young Children
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia (Melbourne); Internal Representation; Melodic Interval Discrimination; Meter (Music)