Influence of musical background on children’s handwriting: Effects of melody and rhythm

• Published in: Journal of experimental child psychology Vol. 252; p. 106184
• Main Authors: Lê, Margaux, Jover, Marianne, Frey, Aline, Danna, Jérémy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: Auditory Perception - physiology; Biomechanical Phenomena; Child; Child development; Cognitive Sciences; Cues; Female; Graphomotor skills; Handwriting; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Life Sciences; Male; Motor control; Music; Music - psychology; Neurons and Cognition; Psychology; Psychomotor Performance - physiology; Rhythm; Rhythm; Handwriting; Child development; Motor control; Music; Graphomotor skills

•Listening to a melodic background slows down children’s handwriting.•Rhythmic cues influence handwriting differently depending on children’s expertise and tempo.•Children’s handwriting skills modulate the sound background effect. Numerous studies have reported benefits of music listening to support...