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Correia, A. I., Vincenzi, M., Vanzella, P., Pinheiro, A. , Schellenberg, E. G. & Lima, C. F. (2023). Individual differences in musical ability among adults with no music training. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 76 (7), 1585-1598

A. I. Correia et al.,  "Individual differences in musical ability among adults with no music training", in Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, vol. 76, no. 7, pp. 1585-1598, 2023

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	author = "Correia, A. I. and Vincenzi, M. and Vanzella, P. and Pinheiro, A.  and Schellenberg, E. G. and Lima, C. F.",
	title = "Individual differences in musical ability among adults with no music training",
	journal = "Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology",
	year = "2023",
	volume = "76",
	number = "7",
	doi = "10.1177/17470218221128557",
	pages = "1585-1598",
	url = "https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17470218221128557"
}

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Individual differences in musical ability among adults with no music training
T2  - Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
VL  - 76
IS  - 7
AU  - Correia, A. I.
AU  - Vincenzi, M.
AU  - Vanzella, P.
AU  - Pinheiro, A. 
AU  - Schellenberg, E. G.
AU  - Lima, C. F.
PY  - 2023
SP  - 1585-1598
SN  - 1747-0218
DO  - 10.1177/17470218221128557
UR  - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17470218221128557
AB  - Good musical abilities are typically considered to be a consequence of music training, such that they are studied in samples of formally trained individuals. Here, we asked what predicts musical abilities in the absence of music training. Participants with no formal music training (N = 190) completed the Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index, measures of personality and cognitive ability, and the Musical Ear Test (MET). The MET is an objective test of musical abilities that provides a Total score and separate scores for its two subtests (Melody and Rhythm), which require listeners to determine whether standard and comparison auditory sequences are identical. MET scores had no associations with personality traits. They correlated positively, however, with informal musical experience and cognitive abilities. Informal musical experience was a better predictor of Melody than of Rhythm scores. Some participants (12%) had Total scores higher than the mean from a sample of musically trained individuals (⩾6 years of formal training), tested previously by Correia et al. Untrained participants with particularly good musical abilities (top 25%, n = 51) scored higher than trained participants on the Rhythm subtest and similarly on the Melody subtest. High-ability untrained participants were also similar to trained ones in cognitive ability, but lower in the personality trait openness-to-experience. These results imply that formal music training is not required to achieve musician-like performance on tests of musical and cognitive abilities. They also suggest that informal music practice and music-related predispositions should be considered in studies of musical expertise.
ER  -