Research workers have tried to resolve difficulties caused by conflicting philosophies of test construction and contradictory theories regarding the nature of musicality by resorting to the statistical technique of factor analysis. Nevertheless, musicians and psychologists have been prompted to devise tests of the indefinable, theorise about the inexplicable and investigate the unintelligible.
research that lacks clear di.RCtion, inconsistent results, wasted effort and subse quent confusion. Inability to define essential terms has inevitably led to fruitless discussion. WHELLAMS The lack of a generally acceptable definition for the term "musicality" or "musical ability" has both stimulated and hindered research in music education. An investigation was commenced by taking a theory about the structure of musicality probably held byįREDERICK S. An attempt has been made by the present writer to clear away some of the confusion. Moreover, poor agreement could be partly due to the fact that investigations are usually of the "one-off" variety, and experiments are seldom replicated or followed up afterwards. However, investigators have tended to cite evidence obtained by the use of different factor-analytic methods to support particular theories about the nature of musicality, and this has resulted in significant differences between the findings reported by various individuals. Has Musicality A Structure? Has Musicality A Structure?įREDERICK S.
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