Kindergarten Students' tonal Pattern Creativity and Developmental Music Aptitude

<p>The purpose of this research is to investigate kindergarten students' tonal pattern creativity. The research question was: what is the relationship between tonal pattern creativity achievement and developmental music aptitude among kindergarten students? Twenty-one students of one intact kindergarten class participated in the study. Students were administered both sub-tests of the Primary Measures of Music Audiation. The investigator developed a tonal pattern creativity opportunity protocol that was included during regularly scheduled, twice-weekly music class instruction for one semester. At the conclusion of the semester, students were video-recorded during four tonal pattern creation opportunities that were rated by three raters used an investigator-developed, five-point rating scale. Calculated Pearson product moment correlation coefficients between the Primary Measures of Music Audiation- Tonal Subtest and Combined Tonal Pattern Creativity Achievement (CTPCA), the Primary Measures of Music Audiation- Rhythm Subtest and CTPCA, and the Primary Measures of Music Audiation- Combined Score and CTPCA were positive but low in all cases, ranging from .24 to.32. None of the relationships examined in this study was significant.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.M.E.

Level thesis:degree_level

Campus Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

School of Music

Year

2010

Author dc:creator

• Willing, Tamara Lynn

Contributors dc:contributor

• Wendy H. Valerio

• Arts and Humanities
• Music
• creativity
• Gordon
• improvisation
• kindergarten
• music aptitude
• music learning theory

Statement dc:rights

• © 2010, Tamara Lynn Willing

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/1633

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarcommons.sc.edu:etd-2634