Development of the absolut pitch through mobile applications

Abstract

In this study, the influence of the use of mobile applications (apps) based on the musical method “Mago Diapasón” in two-year-old children with respect to the development of the absolute ear is analyzed. The participants of the study were 19 children enrolled in two childhood education schools. Ten of them belonged to the experimental group and the remaining nine belonged to the control group. Participants of the control group attended weekly classes of this methodology, and those of the experimental group, a part of attending the classes, manipulated the applications for six months with the help of their parents. In order to analyse the learning process, we passed a couple of questionnaires (pre-test and post-test) that consisted of a melodic dictation (without rhythm). The results showed that the students who have used the applications (experimental group), a part of attend the classes of this methodology, have begun to develop the absolute pitch in a more meaningful way than the participants who only attended the weekly music classes. This result suggests that applications can contribu-te to the development of absolute judgment from early ages.used by social organizations..