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The aim of the study was to investigate the metric properties of the Advanced Measures of Music Audiation test by E. E. Gordon (1989) on a sample of nonmusic major students in Croatia. The study was conducted with female students of early and preschool education at the Faculty of Education in Osijek (N = 235). …

This paper discusses the issue of the application of instructional technology in music classes. Taking into account the findings in the field of children’s musical development (music perception, performance, musical preferences and musical creativity), the role of instructional technology in the development of such skills is discussed. The author analyzes examples of musical compositions and …

This paper studies the attitudes of fourth and eighth graders of elementary schools from Splitsko-dalmatinska and Hercegovacko-neretvanska Counties toward music in general and to Music Education. The results have confi rmed a signifi cant infl uence of gender, age and place of residence on pupils’ attitudes toward music. Furthermore, the results have indicated that pupils …

Given the diversity of factors influencing the music preferences of students, this paper explores the young learners’ music preferences to music of different tempos, and the impact of gender and age on the preference of the slow/tranquil or fast/lively music. As part of the research we carried out a survey and a sound questionnaire on …