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ERIC Number: EJ314512
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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The Myth of Tone Deafness.
Kazez, Daniel
Music Educators Journal, v71 n8 p46-47 Apr 1985
The vague and virtually meaningless term "tone deaf" should be avoided because it encourages students to be incorrectly labeled as hopeless. If a student is oblivious to blatantly faulty intonation, and if his or her playing fails to improve after diligent practicing, a teacher should consider the possibility of diplacusis. (RM)
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education, Music Education, Mythology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Diplacusis; Tone Deafness