Are We Giving the Child a Chance Musically?

Authors

Melvin S. Hattwick, State University of IowaFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

As one aspect of a larger problem on the genesis of pitch behavior from birth through the fifth year, 37 four and five-year old children in preschool were given 28 practices on a song over a period of 14 days. These practices were given as group practices during the regular music period. At the end of the practice period each child recorded the song on a dictaphone record, first in the key of the practice period (the investigator gave the starting pitch), and then in a key 3 semi-tones lower.

Publication Date

1933

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

40

Issue

1

First Page

197

Last Page

198

Copyright

©1933 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Hattwick, Melvin S. (1933) "Are We Giving the Child a Chance Musically?," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 40(1), 197-198.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol40/iss1/120