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Same/Different Discrimination Techniques,Readiness Training,Pattern Treatment,and Sex on Aural Discrimination and Singing of Tonal Patterns by Kindergartners
This study investigated the effect on kindergarten children of same different discrimination techniques, sex, readiness training, and tonal patterns trained with songs or no songs on one aural perception and two singing measures. During an 11-week period, 89 children received training in eight tonal patterns. Dependent variables were (1) Primary Measures of Music Audiation (Part I-Tonal), (2) the Criterion Singing Test 1 (103-tone patterns), and (3) the Criterion Singing Test 2 (song). Results indicated no significant differences between techniques or among readiness groups. Girls scored significantly higher than boys. Results of the analysis of patterns trained with songs or no songs were inconclusive.
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