A study of social background and music ability of superior Negro children

Abstract

This study is concerned with intraracial differences. 100 intellectually superior, 100 unselected, and 30 musically superior Negro children were given the Kwalwasser-Dykema music tests. The data was analyzed in terms of the IQ differences between groups, music ability and age, and music instructions vs. no instructions. The author summarizes: "The teachers' opinions of musically superior children coroborate test results. The musically superior picked by teachers outrank the intellectually superior. Intelligence was not an important factor in making high musical aptitude scores. Age as a factor was only slight." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)