Objectives: Vocal singing skills in pediatric CI users are not much known due to the limited number of studies. The principal aim of the present study was to evaluate vocal singing skills in Italian pediatric CI users. A further aim was to investigate factors that may significantly influence their performance. Methods: The participants were twenty-two implanted children and twenty-two hearing peers. Their vocal singing skills for familiar (“Happy Birthday to You”) and unfamiliar songs (“Baton Twirler” from Pam Pam 2- Tribute to Gordon) were evaluated in relation to their music perception (the Gordon test). Acoustic analysis was performed using Praat and MATLAB software. Nonparametric statistical tests and principal component analysis (PCA) were used to analyze the data. Results: Hearing children outperformed implanted peers in both music perception and vocal singing tasks (all measures regarding intonation, vocal range, melody, and memory for the familiar song versus measures regarding intonation and overall melody production for the unfamiliar song). Music perception and vocal singing performances revealed strong correlations. For the familiar and unfamiliar songs, age-appropriate vocal singing was observed in 27.3% versus 45.4% of children, all implanted within 24 months of age. Age at implantation and duration of CI experience were moderately correlated with the total score obtained from the Gordon test. Conclusion: Implanted children show limited vocal singing skills in comparison to their hearing peers. However, some children implanted within 24 months of age seem to achieve vocal singing skills as good as their hearing peers. Future research could be useful to better understand the role of brain plasticity to implement specific training programs for both music perception and vocal singing.
Vocal singing skills by cochlear implanted children without formal musical training: familiar versus unfamiliar songs / Nicastri, Maria; Lo Castro, Fabio; Giallini, Ilaria; Inguscio, BIANCA MARIA SERENA; Mariani, Laura; Portanova, Ginevra; Ruoppolo, Giovanni; Orlando, Maria Patrizia; DINCER D'ALESSANDRO, Hilal; Mancini, Patrizia. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY. - ISSN 1872-8464. - epub ahead of print:(2023), pp. 1-10. [10.1016/j.ijporl.2023.111605]
Vocal singing skills by cochlear implanted children without formal musical training: familiar versus unfamiliar songs
Maria Nicastri;Ilaria Giallini;Bianca Maria Serena Inguscio;Laura Mariani;Ginevra Portanova;Giovanni Ruoppolo;Maria Patrizia Orlando;Hilal Dincer D'Alessandro;Patrizia Mancini
2023
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Objectives: Vocal singing skills in pediatric CI users are not much known due to the limited number of studies. The principal aim of the present study was to evaluate vocal singing skills in Italian pediatric CI users. A further aim was to investigate factors that may significantly influence their performance. Methods: The participants were twenty-two implanted children and twenty-two hearing peers. Their vocal singing skills for familiar (“Happy Birthday to You”) and unfamiliar songs (“Baton Twirler” from Pam Pam 2- Tribute to Gordon) were evaluated in relation to their music perception (the Gordon test). Acoustic analysis was performed using Praat and MATLAB software. Nonparametric statistical tests and principal component analysis (PCA) were used to analyze the data. Results: Hearing children outperformed implanted peers in both music perception and vocal singing tasks (all measures regarding intonation, vocal range, melody, and memory for the familiar song versus measures regarding intonation and overall melody production for the unfamiliar song). Music perception and vocal singing performances revealed strong correlations. For the familiar and unfamiliar songs, age-appropriate vocal singing was observed in 27.3% versus 45.4% of children, all implanted within 24 months of age. Age at implantation and duration of CI experience were moderately correlated with the total score obtained from the Gordon test. Conclusion: Implanted children show limited vocal singing skills in comparison to their hearing peers. However, some children implanted within 24 months of age seem to achieve vocal singing skills as good as their hearing peers. Future research could be useful to better understand the role of brain plasticity to implement specific training programs for both music perception and vocal singing.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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