audiation; executive function; inhibitory control of attention; musical abilities; selective attention
Abstract :
[en] Executive functions (EFs) are cognitive functions needed for adaptive and targeted behavior. Music aptitude is the potential or capacity for musical achievement. A key element of music aptitude is audiation, defined as the process through which sound becomes music and meaning is attributed to that music. In this paper, we report on the association between audiation skills and executive skills. Not only is this important to consider the validity of the audiation tests, but also to better understand the concept of audiation and its link to cognitive skills. We conducted an empirical study, in which a sample of second grade school students from two elementary schools, one from Ghent, Belgium (N = 36) and the other from Santiago, Chile (N = 25), were administered both a musical aptitude and an attention and inhibitory control test. We hypothesized that a positive correlation exists between sustained attention, inhibitory control and music aptitude.
Disciplines :
Education & instruction
Author, co-author :
Grinspun, Noemí; Departamento de Música, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Santiago, Chile
NIJS, Luc ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Education and Social Work (DESW) > Institute of Musicology and Arts ; Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Kausel, Leonie; Centro de Investigación en Complejidad Social, Facultad de Gobierno, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
Onderdijk, Kelsey; Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Sepúlveda, Nicolás; Departamento de Psicología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Rivera-Hutinel, Antonio; Instituto de Entomologia, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Santiago, Chile
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Selective Attention and Inhibitory Control of Attention Are Correlated With Music Audiation.
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