Do individuals with Williams syndrome possess absolute pitch?

Although absolute pitch (AP) is a rare skill in typical development, individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) are often referred to as possessing this musical ability. However, there is paucity of research on the topic. In this article, 2 studies were conducted to evaluate AP in WS. In Study 1, seven...

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Autores: Martínez Castilla, Pastora, Sotillo, María, Campos, Ruth
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Repositorio:e-spacio. Repositorio Institucional de la UNED
Idioma:inglés
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:61 Psicología
Williams syndrome
Absolute pitch
Pitch memory
Pitch identification
Musical skills
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spelling Do individuals with Williams syndrome possess absolute pitch?Martínez Castilla, PastoraSotillo, MaríaCampos, Ruth61 PsicologíaWilliams syndromeAbsolute pitchPitch memoryPitch identificationMusical skillsAlthough absolute pitch (AP) is a rare skill in typical development, individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) are often referred to as possessing this musical ability. However, there is paucity of research on the topic. In this article, 2 studies were conducted to evaluate AP in WS. In Study 1, seven musically trained individuals with WS, 14 musically trained typically developing controls matched for chronological age, and 2 experienced musicians with AP completed a pitch-identification task. Although the task was a classical assessment of AP, it required participants to have musical knowledge, and the availability and accessibility of musically trained individuals with WS is very low. In Study 2, a paradigm suitable for evaluating AP in individuals without musical training was used, which made it possible to evaluate a larger group of participants with WS. A pitch memory test for isolated tones was presented to 27 individuals with WS, 54 typically developing peers matched for chronological age, and the 2 musicians with AP. Both individuals with WS and their controls obtained low results in the two studies. They showed an arbitrary pattern of response, and their performance was far from that of musicians with AP. Therefore, participants with WS did not appear to possess AP. Unlike what is usually claimed, results suggest that AP is not a remarkable ability in WS and that, as in the typically developing population, this musical ability is also rare in individuals with WS.Taylor & FrancisMinistry of Education and Science of the Spanish GovernmentUniversidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)e-Spacio UNED20252025-10-2720132013-01-0120132013-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/30630reponame:e-spacio. Repositorio Institucional de la UNEDinstname:Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.esoai:e-spacio.uned.es:20.500.14468/306302026-06-06T12:38:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Do individuals with Williams syndrome possess absolute pitch?
title Do individuals with Williams syndrome possess absolute pitch?
spellingShingle Do individuals with Williams syndrome possess absolute pitch?
Martínez Castilla, Pastora
61 Psicología
Williams syndrome
Absolute pitch
Pitch memory
Pitch identification
Musical skills
title_short Do individuals with Williams syndrome possess absolute pitch?
title_full Do individuals with Williams syndrome possess absolute pitch?
title_fullStr Do individuals with Williams syndrome possess absolute pitch?
title_full_unstemmed Do individuals with Williams syndrome possess absolute pitch?
title_sort Do individuals with Williams syndrome possess absolute pitch?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Martínez Castilla, Pastora
Sotillo, María
Campos, Ruth
author Martínez Castilla, Pastora
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Sotillo, María
Campos, Ruth
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Campos, Ruth
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ministry of Education and Science of the Spanish Government
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)
e-Spacio UNED
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 61 Psicología
Williams syndrome
Absolute pitch
Pitch memory
Pitch identification
Musical skills
topic 61 Psicología
Williams syndrome
Absolute pitch
Pitch memory
Pitch identification
Musical skills
description Although absolute pitch (AP) is a rare skill in typical development, individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) are often referred to as possessing this musical ability. However, there is paucity of research on the topic. In this article, 2 studies were conducted to evaluate AP in WS. In Study 1, seven musically trained individuals with WS, 14 musically trained typically developing controls matched for chronological age, and 2 experienced musicians with AP completed a pitch-identification task. Although the task was a classical assessment of AP, it required participants to have musical knowledge, and the availability and accessibility of musically trained individuals with WS is very low. In Study 2, a paradigm suitable for evaluating AP in individuals without musical training was used, which made it possible to evaluate a larger group of participants with WS. A pitch memory test for isolated tones was presented to 27 individuals with WS, 54 typically developing peers matched for chronological age, and the 2 musicians with AP. Both individuals with WS and their controls obtained low results in the two studies. They showed an arbitrary pattern of response, and their performance was far from that of musicians with AP. Therefore, participants with WS did not appear to possess AP. Unlike what is usually claimed, results suggest that AP is not a remarkable ability in WS and that, as in the typically developing population, this musical ability is also rare in individuals with WS.
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