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Waugh, Russell F.; Riddoch, Jane V. – International Journal of Special Education, 2007
There are few studies measuring the effects on painting quality of playing background classical music at special schools. Primary students with severe intellectual disabilities (N=24) were taught abstract painting in a two-part method. The first part involved a Pictorial Only method and the second, immediately following it, involved a Pictorial…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Classical Music, Student Attitudes, Severe Mental Retardation
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Riddoch, Jane V.; Waugh, Russell F. – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2003
A recently developed pictorial and musical program was used to teach abstract art to 12 elementary students with severe intellectual disabilities and 12 controls. There was a significant main instructional effect favoring pictorial with classical music over both pictorial only and pictorial with rock music. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Expression, Childrens Art, Classical Music