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Christiner, Markus; Rüdegger, Stefanie; Reiterer, Susanne Maria – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2018
Musical expertise and working memory (WM) have been isolated as being the most important predictors of phonetic aptitude -- meaning the ability to imitate unfamiliar speech material. Although the link between language functions and musical expertise has been subject to many investigations, specific languages and their individual link to musical…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Individual Differences, Music, Expertise
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Reifinger, James L., Jr. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2012
This study was designed to examine two aspects of sight-singing instruction: (1) solfege syllables versus the syllable "loo" for singing patterns and (2) the use of related songs (songs that began with tonal patterns being studied) as compared with unrelated songs. Second-grade students (N = 193) enrolled in general music classes…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Singing, Syllables