
ERIC Number: EJ429334
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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Verbal and Nonverbal Identification of Pitch Changes in a Familiar Song by English- and Spanish-Speaking Preschool Children.
Flowers, Patricia J.; Costa-Giomi, Eugenia
Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, n107 p1-12 Win 1991
Assesses children's ability to indicate verbally and nonverbally their awareness of two-octave pitch shifts in a familiar song. Compares abilities of English- and Spanish-speaking children by age and by native language. Discovers older children indicate changes more proficiently whereas Spanish-speaking children respond less often. Finds many younger children showed no awareness of pitch changes. (NL)
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Auditory Stimuli, Auditory Training, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Listening Comprehension, Music Activities, Music Education, Nonverbal Tests, Preschool Education, Spanish Speaking, Verbal Ability, Verbal Stimuli, Verbal Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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