by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Hyde, K. L., Lerch, J., Norton, A., Forgeard, M., Winner, E., Evans, A. C., & Schlaug, G. (2009). Musical training shapes structural brain development. The Journal of Neuroscience, 29, 3019 –3025.Abstract:This study investigates whether instrumental music...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Koutsoupidou, T., & Hargreaves, D. J. (2009). An experimental study of the effects of improvisation on the development of children’s creative thinking in music. Psychology of Music, 37(3), 251.Abstract:Researchers used a quasi-experimental design to examine...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Nelson, S., & Norton-Meier, L. (2009). Singing in science: Writing and recording student lyrics to express learning. Journal for Learning through the Arts, 5(1).Abstract:This qualitative case study examines an integrated arts project in which students in two...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Piro, J. M., & Ortiz, C. (2009). The effect of piano lessons on the vocabulary and verbal sequencing skills of primary grade students. Psychology of Music, 37(3), 325.Abstract:The researchers used a quasi-experimental research design to investigate if students...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Russell-Bowie, D. (2009). Learning to Teach the Creative Arts in Primary Schools Through Community Engagement. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 20(2), 298-306.Abstract:This formative case study follows 13 undergraduate students...