A Comparison of Syllabic Methods for Improving Rhythm Literacy

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ID10200404
AuthorsBernadette Colley (McGill University, Montreal, corresponding author)
Year1987
Volume35
Issue4
Pages221-235
Publication date1987-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Research in Music Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4294 • E-ISSN: 1945-0095
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/3345075
OpenAlexW2168348675
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited8

The author investigated the effects of three syllabic recitation systems on skills associated with the ability to read rhythm notation. Subjects were 160 second- and third-grade children enrolled in public schools in southern Maine. Twelve rhythm patterns containing half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes were used. Random combinations of the twelve patterns were combined into complete measures of 4/4 or 6/8. Subjects were tested on their ability to recognize, write, and clap these patterns. Evaluation of these three skills was based on experimenter-designed tests, and a pretest-posttest experimental design was used. Results showed that a syllabic system that differentiated between duple and triple subdivisions of the beat improved recognition skills to a greater degree than one that did not. Furthermore, a system in which specific words were assigned to intact rhythm patterns improved performance and notation skills to a greater degree than did the two systems that used monosyllables

Arithmetic · Degree (music · Literacy · Mathematics education · Notation · Pedagogy · Rhythm · Speech recognition · Syllabic verse · Computer Science · Diverse Music Education Insights · Education Methods and Practices · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development

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