An Exploratory Study of Children's Multi-Sensory Responses to Symbolizing Musical Sound Through Speech Rhythm Patterns

• Main Author: Bennett, Peggy Dee
• Other Authors: Froehlich, Hildegard C.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: North Texas State University 1981
• Subjects: speech rhythm patterns; multi-sensory responses; sensory modes; multi-sensory responses in children; Music > Instruction and study > Juvenile.; Ear-training.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331373/

The purpose of the study was to investigate the multi-sensory responses of children to symbolizing musical sound through speech rhythm patterns. Speech rhythm patterns consist of the number of syllables and the stress/nonstress relationships of these syllables in a word or a phrase. The research problems were (1) to determine children's responses to speech rhythm patterns according to the differential sensory modes used; (2) to determine the children's responses to speech rhythm patterns by age, and (3) to compare children's responses to speech rhythm patterns by age and sensory modes.