Individual differences in musical ability among adults with no music training.

ABSTRACT: 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 experienc

SUBMITTER: Correia AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10280665 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature