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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A Descriptive Study of the Musical Abilities of Three- and Four-Year-Old Children

Abstract

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The purpose of the research was to describe the responses of three- and four-year-old children to selected musical stimuli. The range of developmental music aptitude (PMMA), ability on two music discrimination tests, attitude toward music, and home background of three- and four-year-old children were investigated. Differences between the two age groups on these measures as well as on tasks of physical coordination were reported.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Educat.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Music Education
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Bedsole, Elizabeth Ann

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8721584
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70854

Chain of custody

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University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Base URL
www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh
Last updated
2026-07-22
Source record
OAI-PMH GetRecord
citation

Bedsole, Elizabeth Ann. A Descriptive Study of the Musical Abilities of Three- and Four-Year-Old Children. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/70854