Isabelle Peretz|Nathalie Gosselin|Yun Nan|Émilie Caron-Caplette|Sandra E. Trehub|Renée Béland
A novel tool for evaluating children's musical abilities across age and culture
Université de Montréal|Université de Montréal|Beijing Normal University|Université de Montréal|University of Toronto|Université de Montréal
present study introduces novel tool assessing musical abilities children montreal battery evaluation musical abilities mbema battery comprises tests memory scale contour interval rhythm administered 245 children montreal 91 beijing experiment 1 abbreviated version administered additional 85 children montreal less 20 min experiment 2 children 68 years age performance indicated versions mbema sensitive individual differences musical training sensitivity tests extends mandarinspeaking children despite fact show enhanced performance relative frenchspeaking children chinese advantage limited musical pitch extends rhythm memory unlikely results early exposure tonal language cultures versions tests amount musical practice predicts performance thus mbema serve objective short uptodate test musical abilities variety situations identification children musical difficulties assessment effects musical training typically developing children different cultures