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Thomas Mathias; Andrew Goldman – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2025
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of three schedules of practice on high-level violinists' learning. The contextual interference (CI) effect occurs when two or more tasks are practiced in an interleaved manner, which has been shown to impair initial learning but improve retention. How a musician alternates between tasks…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Instruments, Interference (Learning), Retention (Psychology)
Stambaugh, Laura A. – Psychology of Music, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of cognitive load during practice on university wind students' learning. Cognitive load was manipulated through instrument family (woodwind or brass) and the amount of repetition used in practice (highly repetitive or random). University woodwind and valved-brass students (N = 46)…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Musical Instruments

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