APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Predictors of Music Theory Performance: Identifying Important Cognitive and Affective Factors

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · General

  • Colleen Ganley
    Florida State University
  • Connie Barroso
    Florida State University
  • Sara Hart
    Florida State University
  • Nancy Rogers
    Florida State University
  • Jane Clendinning
    Florida State University

Abstract

In a sample of 148 undergraduate music majors, we investigated how several math- and music-related cognitive and affective factors predicted music theory performance. Results indicated that, together, predictors accounted for 35% of the variance in performance. ACT math scores, followed by a music theory placement test, were the strongest predictors.

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