Experimental investigation of elementary school children's absolute pitch identification ability : The identification ability of grade 3 to grade 6 students

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  • 児童の絶対音高同定能力についての実験的調査 : 3年生から6年生までの同定能力について
  • ジドウ ノ ゼッタイオン コウドウテイ ノウリョク ニ ツイテ ノ ジッケンテキ チョウサ 3ネンセイ カラ 6ネンセイ マデ ノ ドウテイ ノウリョク ニ ツイテ

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Although there has been research on adults' absolute pitch, little research has been carried out that focuses on children's absolute pitch, especially that of school children. In this study, school children from the 3rd grade to the 6th grade were asked to identify natural tones from C_4 to B_4. The following results were obtained: (1) C was most precisely identified, followed by D and B; (2) Children who had music lessons identified tones more precisely than children who did not have music lessons; (3) Most errors involved confusing correct tones with their neighboring tones. This trend was more prominent in the case of children who did not have music lessons; (4) No response bias was observed; And (5), even children who did not have music lessons identified C at a rate of 80% or above, and they could identify F, which was the most difficult tone, at a rate of 40% or above. Based on these findings, the problem of "fixed do system" and "movable do system" was also discussed.

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