This study addressed the effects of background music on preschool children during block play. Music was manipulated to examine its observed effects on children's movement and dramatic play, as well as on the occurrence of group play. The tempo in the background music was manipulated to produce equal and counterbalanced days of slow, fast, and no background music While significant differences in the active/quiet qualities of play themes relative to music conditions were expected, no differences were noted. This is possibly due to the low frequency of identifiable play themes and to the redundancy of themes that were identified. It was noted, however, that the emergence of active versus quiet themes coincided with the tempo of music on the day the theme emerged. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.) / acase@tulane.edu
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TULANE/oai:http://digitallibrary.tulane.edu/:tulane_24325 |
| Date | January 1992 |
| Contributors | Love, Angela (Author), Burns, M. Susan (Thesis advisor) |
| Publisher | Tulane University |
| Source Sets | Tulane University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | Access requires a license to the Dissertations and Theses (ProQuest) database., Copyright is in accordance with U.S. Copyright law |
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