“Can you write down this melody?” An investigation of the music writing skills of school orchestra students
Research Studies in Music Education
Published online on February 23, 2026
Abstract
Research Studies in Music Education, Ahead of Print.
This article examines the music writing skills of instrumental students. The study participants, aged 8 to 19 (n= 78), from four school orchestras in Western Norway, none of them beginners, were asked to write down a well-known children’s song on a blank ...
This article examines the music writing skills of instrumental students. The study participants, aged 8 to 19 (n= 78), from four school orchestras in Western Norway, none of them beginners, were asked to write down a well-known children’s song on a blank ...