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How Does Increasing Contextual Interference in a Musical Practice Session Affect Acquisition and Retention?

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Thomas Mathias; Andrew Goldman – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2025

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of three schedules of practice on high-level violinists' learning. The contextual interference (CI) effect occurs when two or more tasks are practiced in an interleaved manner, which has been shown to impair initial learning but improve retention. How a musician alternates between tasks…

Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Instruments, Interference (Learning), Retention (Psychology)