Buffalo State College Master's project in Exceptional Education, 1998.

"Music may offer a beneficial outcome on task performance for students, particularly those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The current study expands upon research indicating a facilitative effect of music on task performance for children diagnosed with ADHD (Abikoff, Szeibel & Koplewicz, 1996). Forty general education students from 2 fifth grade classrooms completed a listening comprehension task and a visual-scanning task under two background conditions: typical classroom noise and a classical instrumental music selection. Results were compared for students with low and high levels of attentiveness per teacher ratings. Further study may result in a possible positive effect with extended intervention use"--Document.

The new edition of 'The Child as Musician' celebrates the richness and diversity of the many different ways in which children can engage in and interact with music. It presents theory - both cutting edge and classic - in an accessible way for readers by surveying research concerned with the development and acquisition of musical skills.