Kompetencje muzyczne w młodszym wieku szkolnym a płeć badanych uczniów

Abstract

The article aims to present research allowing the assessment of the musical competence of pupils in the early years of primary school, consisting of perceptual musical abilities and basic knowledge of music. These were assessed using: the subtest of auditory perception Tonal Concepts and Rhythm Concepts – Audiation/Listening/Level 1, from the E.E. Gordon’s IOWA Tests of Music Literacy battery, the author’s own Test of Perceptual Musical Abilities and the Test of Music Knowledge. The tests used in the study asses important aspects of the perception of music and musical knowledge, demonstrating a complex structure of these competences. There are few studies of this kind and the analysis that takes into account gender differences provides significant information on the strong and weak aspects of the competences. The results did not confirm the often reported results suggesting that girls do better in music-related tests.