Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] Recommendations for instruments to assess music training? From: Massimo Grassi <massimo.grassi@xxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:26:27 +0100--000000000000f61850062a4f7f16 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Gordon, there are various ways (and yet not a standard way) to assess the level of musical training of a person (see references below for an extended discussion). My personal recommendation is to use the Gold-MSI (M=C3=BCllensiefen et al.= , 2014), 38 self-assessment items about musical training but also about the relationship with music. It is widely used, so you can compare your data with the rest of the research. M=C3=BCllensiefen, D., Gingras, B., Musil, J., & Stewart, L. (2014). The Musicality of Non-Musicians: An Index for Assessing Musical Sophistication in the General Population. PLOS ONE, 9(2), e89642. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089642 Zhang, J. D., & Schubert, E. (2019). A Single Item Measure for Identifying Musician and Nonmusician Categories Based on Measures of Musical Sophistication. Music Perception, 36(5), 457=E2=80=93467. https://doi.org/10.1525/mp.2019.36.5.457 Zhang, J. D., Susino, M., McPherson, G. E., & Schubert, E. (2020). The definition of a musician in music psychology: A literature review and the six-year rule. Psychology of Music, 48(3), 389=E2=80=93409. https://doi.org/10.1177/030573561880403 Best, m Il giorno sab 28 dic 2024 alle ore 06:09 Gordon, Michael < GORDONM10@xxxxxxxx> ha scritto: > Dear List, > > > > I am emailing to request your recommendations on assessment tools and > surveys that could effectively help us *gauge the level of musical > training our participants may have received earlier in their lives*. > Specifically, we are interested in understanding the extent of their > training, the intensity and variety of that training, and the duration of > their musical experience. > > > > Do you have any preferred tools or resources for this type of assessment? > I=E2=80=99ll happily post a summary next week of anything that you provid= e. > > > > > > Thank you for your time and insights. I look forward to your suggestions. > > > > Mike > > > > > > -- > > Dr. Michael Gordon > > Professor of Psychology > > William Paterson University > > Gordonm10@xxxxxxxx > > > > > --000000000000f61850062a4f7f16 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Dear Gordon,<div><br></div><div>there are= various ways (and yet not a standard=C2=A0way) to assess the=C2=A0level of= musical training of a person (see references below for an extended discuss= ion).</div><div>My personal recommendation=C2=A0is to use the Gold-MSI (M= =C3=BCllensiefen et al., 2014), 38 self-assessment items about musical trai= ning but also about the relationship with music. It is widely used, so you = can compare your data with the rest of the research.</div><div><br></div><d= iv>M=C3=BCllensiefen, D., Gingras, B., Musil, J., & Stewart, L. (2014).= The Musicality of Non-Musicians: An Index for Assessing Musical Sophistica= tion in the General Population. PLOS ONE, 9(2), e89642. <a href=3D"https://= doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089642">https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.= 0089642</a><br></div>Zhang, J. D., & Schubert, E. (2019). A Single Item= Measure for Identifying Musician and Nonmusician Categories Based on Measu= res of Musical Sophistication. Music Perception, 36(5), 457=E2=80=93467. <a= href=3D"https://doi.org/10.1525/mp.2019.36.5.457">https://doi.org/10.1525/= mp.2019.36.5.457</a><br>Zhang, J. D., Susino, M., McPherson, G. E., & S= chubert, E. (2020). The definition of a musician in music psychology: A lit= erature review and the six-year rule. Psychology of Music, 48(3), 389=E2=80= =93409. <a href=3D"https://doi.org/10.1177/030573561880403">https://doi.org= /10.1177/030573561880403</a><br><div>=C2=A0</div></div><div>Best,</div><div= >m</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"lt= r" class=3D"gmail_attr">Il giorno sab 28 dic 2024 alle ore 06:09 Gordon, Mi= chael <<a href=3D"mailto:GORDONM10@xxxxxxxx">GORDONM10@xxxxxxxx</a>>= ; ha scritto:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0p= x 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><d= iv class=3D"msg-6522017135789986564"> <div lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word;"> <div class=3D"m_-6522017135789986564WordSection1"> <div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Dear Li= st, <u></u> <u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u>= =C2=A0<u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">I am em= ailing to request your recommendations on assessment tools and surveys that= could effectively help us <b>gauge the level of musical training our participants may have received e= arlier in their lives</b>. Specifically, we are interested in understanding= the extent of their training, the intensity and variety of that training, = and the duration of their musical experience. <u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u>= =C2=A0<u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Do you = have any preferred tools or resources for this type of assessment? I=E2=80= =99ll happily post a summary next week of anything that you provide. <u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u>= =C2=A0<u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u>= =C2=A0<u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Thank y= ou for your time and insights. I look forward to your suggestions. <u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u>= =C2=A0<u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Mike<u>= </u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u>= =C2=A0<u></u></span></p> </div> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u>= =C2=A0<u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">--<u></= u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Dr. Mic= hael Gordon<u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Profess= or of Psychology<u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">William= Paterson University<u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href= =3D"mailto:Gordonm10@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">Gordonm10@xxxxxxxx</a><u= ></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u>= =C2=A0<u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u></u>= =C2=A0<u></u></span></p> </div> </div> </div></blockquote></div></div> --000000000000f61850062a4f7f16--