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Brandon W. Rickett; Hayley B. Leopold; Haley E. Kragness – Infant and Child Development, 2025
Previous research has demonstrated early-emerging gender associations with musical instruments. We investigated whether pitch, loudness and size affect gender-instrument associations in older (M[subscript age] = 9.37 years, N = 57) and younger (M[subscript age] = 7.73 years, N = 63) children (approximately even gender split, mostly North…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Musical Instruments, Acoustics, Gender Issues
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Dansereau, Diana R. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to observe, analyze, and document the range of young children's interactions with sound-producing objects in order to better understand the nature of such interactions. Of particular interest was whether theories of cognitive play, social play, object play, and existing research on musical play could guide…
Descriptors: Young Children, Play, Manipulative Materials, Acoustics