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ERIC Number: EJ543663
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4294
Musicians' and Nonmusicians' Preferences for World Musics: Relation to Musical Characteristics and Familiarity.
Fung, C. Victor
Journal of Research in Music Education, v44 n1 p60-83 Spr 1996
Analyzes the results of an experiment involving 449 undergraduate students (180 music majors and 269 nonmusic majors). They completed a preference-rating scale concerning musical characteristics from world music excerpts. Delineates the various characteristics preferred by both. In general, musicians had higher preference means. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism, Higher Education, Intercultural Communication, Multicultural Education, Music Activities, Music Appreciation, Music Education, Musicians, Non Western Civilization, Popular Culture, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: World Music