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EJ604142
SO532208
Author(s): Costa-Giomi, Eugenia
Source: Journal of Research in Music Education, v47 n3 p198-212 Fall 1999
Publication Date:1999
ISSN: 0022-4294
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP2000
Examines
the effects of 3 years of piano instruction on children's cognitive abilities.
Finds that children's general cognitive and spatial abilities improved significantly,
but those improvements were only temporary. Believes that the positive effects
on the children's cognitive abilities were dependent upon their dedication to
learning the piano. (CMK)
Descriptors: *Child Development; *Cognitive
Development; Elementary School Students; Higher Education; Music Education; Musical
Instruments; *Outcomes of Education; *Spatial Ability; *Student Characteristics;
*Student Motivation
Identifiers: *Piano Instruction
