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Peer reviewedMehr, Norman – Music Educators Journal, 1985
The purpose of music education is to promote the aesthetic response to music by developing perception of the various music elements, including melody. Discussed are what melodic perception is and how it develops, the nature of melody from the psychological point of view, and some experiments on melodic perception. (RM)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Aesthetic Values, Auditory Perception, Educational Objectives
