What Makes a Child Musical? Conceptions of Musical Ability in Childhood

Autor/inn/en	Buren, Verena; Müllensiefen, Daniel; Roeske, Tina; Degé, Franziska
Titel	What Makes a Child Musical? Conceptions of Musical Ability in Childhood
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 191 (2021) 12, S.1985-2000 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Buren, Verena) ORCID (Müllensiefen, Daniel) ORCID (Roeske, Tina) ORCID (Degé, Franziska)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2020.1866566
Schlagwörter	Music; Ability; Young Children; Adults; Motivation; Psychological Patterns; Comprehension; Foreign Countries; Skills; Self Expression; Knowledge Level; Creativity; Music Appreciation; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Musik; Fähigkeit; Fertigkeit; Frühe Kindheit; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Verstehen; Verständnis; Ausland; Skill; Ausdruck; Wissensbasis; Kreativität; Musikbeurteilung; Deutschland
Abstract	Tests of musical ability in children have relied on diverse conceptions of what musical abilities are. Recent investigations suggest that such conceptions can be seen as socially constructed and differ between cultures, sub-groups, and individuals. Based on a previous study on conceptions of adult musical ability, we designed a questionnaire targeting musical behaviours of 3-6-year-old children. 922 German adults who regularly spend time with children assessed how often a musical child would show these behaviours. Principal component analysis revealed four components of childhood musical ability: musical communication, enthusiasm and motivation, analytical understanding of music, and musical abilities in a narrow sense. The importance assigned to the components differed depending on musical expertise: Participants with higher expertise rated analytical music skills as significantly less important. Results suggest that ecologically valid tests of musical ability in childhood should cover a wide range of skills and observable behaviours. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01