1.

) TOPIC: Research the development of the brain through music and link it to a students’

success in a musical field and/or other academic areas. What are the psychological factors

that come into play with the development of good aural skills, good sense of tone,

(possibly synthesia factors, gifted students) etc?

a. I would like to look into connections between the developing brain and if

different exposures to music affects this development.

b. CONNECTIONS: I’d like to see how the different styles (and exposures) of

general music teaching might affect how a student develops their musical abilities

and skill. For example, does teaching ukulele instead of recorder have a different

effect in a student's musical processing and learning? What style of beginning

instruction has the greatest impact on a student's musical success?

2. RESEARCH LITERATURE

a. Modern Psychological Studies

i. Bugter, Darragh and Carden, Randy (2012). "The effect of music genre on

a memory task," ​Modern Psychological Studies​, Vol. 17 (No. 2, Article

14).

ii. This study reviews the effects that different genres of music have on the

brains’ memory.

b. Art and Science: how music training shapes the brain

i. Barrett, Karen; Ashley, Richard; Strait, Dana; Kraus, Nina (2013). “Art

and science: how music training shapes the brain,” ​Frontiers in

Psychology​.
 ii. This article discusses in depth ideas concerned with the physical

developments of the brain in relation to musical exposures. It talks about

the differences found based upon those that are musicians and those that

aren’t. There is more information on the response to different noises and

sounds through different stages of musical exposure.

c. Instrument Specific Effects

i. Proverbio, Alice and Orlandi, Andrea (2016). “Instrument-Specific Effects

of Musical Expertise on Audiovisual Processing (Clarinet vs. Violin),”

Music Perception​, Vol. 33, (No. 4), pp. 446-456.

ii. I went and dove into deeper waters with this article because I couldn’t find

specific differences in brain developments specific to different instruments

(aka different exposures to music).

d. The Effects of Vocal Modeling, Musical Aptitude, and Home Environment on

Pitch Accuracy of Young Children

i. Persellin, Diane (2006). “​The Effects of Vocal Modeling, Musical

Aptitude, and Home Environment on Pitch Accuracy of Young Children,”

Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education​, No. 169, pp.

39-50.

ii. This falls under my interest in different teaching styles and its effects on a

students skill in music (pitch accuracy).

 Reference List

Barrett, Karen; Ashley, Richard; Strait, Dana; Kraus, Nina (2013). “Art and science: how

music training shapes the brain,” ​Frontiers in Psychology​.

Bugter, Darragh and Carden, Randy (2012). "The effect of music genre on a memory task,"

Modern Psychological Studies​, Vol. 17 (No. 2, Article 14).

Persellin, Diane (2006). “The Effects of Vocal Modeling, Musical Aptitude, and Home

Environment on Pitch Accuracy of Young Children,” ​Bulletin of the Council for

Research in Music Education,​ No. 169, pp. 39-50.

Proverbio, Alice and Orlandi, Andrea (2016). “Instrument-Specific Effects of Musical

Expertise on Audiovisual Processing (Clarinet vs. Violin),” ​Music Perception,​ Vol. 33,

(No. 4), pp. 446-456.