| The influence of practice on the development of motor skills in pianists: a longitudinal study in a selected motor task. | |
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PMID: 18845349 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A longitudinal study was conducted to investigate the influence of practice on the long-term development of expert pianists' motor skills in a relevant musical context. Temporal evenness in standardized scale playing was assessed twice in 19 pianists within an average time interval of 27 months. Questionnaires were used for retrospective assessment of practice quantity and several qualitative parameters related to practicing of scales. The development of temporal evenness in scale playing over the follow-up period correlated with the practice time accumulated during that period and with the average daily practice time. Expert pianists with an average daily practice time of 3.75h or more showed an improvement of performance in this selected motor skill. No significant association was observed between motor skill development during the follow-up period and the content of practice. Stepwise linear regression revealed a model predicting 43% of the variance of motor skill development, with practice time accumulated during the follow-up period as the only predictor. It was concluded that, in expert pianists, maintenance of motor skills in the selected motor task was strongly influenced by practice quantity. |
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Authors:
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Hans-Christian Jabusch; Hinrich Alpers; Reinhard Kopiez; Henning Vauth; Eckart Altenmüller |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2008-10-08 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Human movement science Volume: 28 ISSN: 1872-7646 ISO Abbreviation: Hum Mov Sci Publication Date: 2009 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-01-13 Completed Date: 2009-07-13 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8300127 Medline TA: Hum Mov Sci Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 74-84 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute of Musicians' Medicine, Dresden University of Music "Carl Maria von Weber", Dresden, Germany. jabusch@hfmdd.de |
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Adult Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Motor Skills* Music* Occupations* Practice (Psychology)* Psychomotor Performance Questionnaires Young Adult |
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