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ERIC Number: EJ592292
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4294
Children's Auditory Discrimination of Simultaneous Melodies.
Gudmundsdottir, Helga R.
Journal of Research in Music Education, v47 n2 p101-10 Sum 1999
Examines first-, third-, and fifth-grade children's ability to hear two simultaneous melodies. Finds that older children identify two melodies faster and more accurately than do younger children, and that register and timbre combinations affect which melody is identified first. Notes implications for elementary music education. (DSK)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Auditory Discrimination, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 3, Grade 5, Melody, Music Education, Perception Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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