Impact of music education on musical perception in professional musicians, amateur musicians, and non-musicians

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i11.33331

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Education; Perception; Perception test; Musicians; Musical ability; Teaching.

Abstract

Musical perception is directly related to music education, which is influenced by several factors. This perception needs to be objectively characterized in the Brazilian population since there is no standard of music education applied equally by different training centers. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the musical perception of the Brazilian population through the Music Ear Test (MET) of professional, amateur, and non-musician musicians. The test effectively separated the group of professional musicians from the other groups. In the group of professional musicians, performance on the rhythmic subtest negatively correlates with age. In the group of amateur musicians, the performance in the melodic subtest was positively correlated with hours of musical study. The group of non-musicians was the only one in which the performance in the two sub-tests, melodic and rhythmic, was positively correlated.

Author Biographies

Liliane Martins Furtado Oliveira Lehtonen Souza, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Holds a Bachelor's degree in Piano Instrument, a Bachelor's degree in Music Therapy, and a Specialization in Brazilian Popular Music. Is currently a master's student at the Graduate Program in Education at the Federal University of Paraná.

Ricardo Lehtonen Rodrigues Souza, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Is currently an titular professor at the Federal University of Paraná. He has experience in Genetics, with emphasis on Human Genetics,including investigation of genes associated with musical perception, data analysis and R programming.

Valdomiro de Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Is an associate professor at the Federal University of Paraná. He has a Masters and Doctorate in Physical Education. Coordinator of research projects in Education, Cognition, learning in Physical Education and sport.

Gislaine Cristina Vagetti, Universidade Estadual do Paraná

Is an associate professor at the State University of Paraná. She has a Master's and a PhD in Physical Education. Professor of the Graduate Program in Education at the Federal University of Paraná. Professor of the Graduate Program in Music at the State University of Paraná.

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15/08/2022

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SOUZA, L. M. F. O. L.; SOUZA, R. L. R.; OLIVEIRA, V. de .; VAGETTI, G. C. . Impact of music education on musical perception in professional musicians, amateur musicians, and non-musicians. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 11, n. 11, p. e53111133331, 2022. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v11i11.33331. Disponível em: https://www.rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/33331. Acesso em: 24 apr. 2024.

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Vol. 11 No. 11

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