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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 494-507 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Psychology of Music |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Instrument, gender and musical style associations in young children. / Marshall, Nigel A.; Shibazaki, Kagari.
In: Psychology of Music, Vol. 40, No. 4, 2012, p. 494-507.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Instrument, gender and musical style associations in young children
AU - Marshall, Nigel A.
AU - Shibazaki, Kagari
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Numerous studies have explored the relationship between musical instruments and their associations with a particular gender. This study focussed on the developing association between gender and musical instruments in young children and further explored the interaction between gender, instrument and musical style. The research was carried out on 65 participants aged three and four years old. Each participant took part in a short musical game which involved matching 14 musical excerpts with photographs of the individuals who might play the instruments represented within each excerpt. The research used a 2 (gender) × 2 (musical style) × 7 (instrument) factoral design in which a ‘feminine’ or ‘masculine’ instrument was featured playing in a ‘masculine’ or ‘feminine’ associated style. Our results suggested that prominent gender stereotypes for some instruments do appear to exist in very young children whilst in other instruments, gender associations appear to be also linked to the musical style in which they are represented and possibly the performance context in which they are experienced.
AB - Numerous studies have explored the relationship between musical instruments and their associations with a particular gender. This study focussed on the developing association between gender and musical instruments in young children and further explored the interaction between gender, instrument and musical style. The research was carried out on 65 participants aged three and four years old. Each participant took part in a short musical game which involved matching 14 musical excerpts with photographs of the individuals who might play the instruments represented within each excerpt. The research used a 2 (gender) × 2 (musical style) × 7 (instrument) factoral design in which a ‘feminine’ or ‘masculine’ instrument was featured playing in a ‘masculine’ or ‘feminine’ associated style. Our results suggested that prominent gender stereotypes for some instruments do appear to exist in very young children whilst in other instruments, gender associations appear to be also linked to the musical style in which they are represented and possibly the performance context in which they are experienced.
KW - Early years
KW - Gender associations
KW - Musical instruments
KW - Musical style
KW - Stereotypes
U2 - 10.1177/0305735611408996
DO - 10.1177/0305735611408996
M3 - Article
VL - 40
SP - 494
EP - 507
JO - Psychology of Music
JF - Psychology of Music
SN - 0305-7356
IS - 4
ER -