Understanding musical concepts of tempo and instrument in the third grade of elementary school

Abstract

Abstract

Psychological Perspectives on Musical Experiences and Skills

“…Furthermore, we deem it important to enrich this field by tracking cultural variations in the musical preferences of young people. Hence, we intend to juxtapose our results with an earlier Serbian investigation (Petrović & Kuzmanović, 2009) as well as with research from other Balkan countries ( Gardikiotis & Baltzis, 2012;Reić Ercegovac & Dobrota, 2011;Tekman, 2009) which share a similar socio-cultural context. The second aim is dedicated to the underestimated relation between music preferences and values in adolescence.…”

“…Although these music preferences are comparable, researchers detected specific cultural/ethnic tastes (Delsing et al, 2008;Miranda et al, 2015). In the case of Balkan countries, a specific cultural influence could be recognised in one of the identified factors that represents a mixture of national pop and folk music ( Gardikiotis & Baltzis, 2012;Petrović & Kuzmanović, 2009;Reić Ercegovac et al, 2017;Tekman, 2009).…”

“…In Serbia, only one study (Petrović & Kuzmanović, 2009) has examined adolescents' music preferences among 13 genres (using a yes/ no scale) and discovered four factors. The first factor, labelled as Folk after the highest loading of this genre, has negative loadings on Rock, Heavy Metal, and Punk in particular, suggesting dislike of these genres.…”

“…Musical preferences are thought to reflect an adolescent's inner nature, which is important for social bonding and consequently for identity development (Boer et al, 2011;North & Hargreaves, 1999). Thus, it is usually assumed that the value system determines the musical choices and taste of young people ( Gardikiotis & Baltzis, 2012;Petrović & Kuzmanović, 2009). It is likely, however, that music preferences influence the value system itself in adolescence.…”

“…With the previous discussion in mind, it is surprising that investigations into the relationship between adolescents' music preferences and values are sparse. Although Petrović and Kuzmanović (2009) identified four music factors and examined 36 personal and social goals, they did not group value orientations to relate them to the music factors. Instead, they only tested the difference between adolescents who listened to a particular genre and those who did not regarding each social/personal aspiration, and they found a weak relationship between value orientations and music preferences.…”