Table 1. Participants’ musical practice history.
Age at which musical training began, years of musical training and major instrument(s) are indicated for all participants with musical experience. Means for years of musical training and age at onset for the nonmusicians were calculated from the eight participants who had musical experience.
| Musician | Age Onset (Years) | Years of training (Years) | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 5 | 16 | Bassoon/piano |
| #2 | 4 | 26 | Cello |
| #3 | 7 | 19 | Cello |
| #4 | 5 | 13 | Flute |
| #5 | 5 | 19 | Piano |
| #6 | 6 | 17 | Piano |
| #7 | 5 | 16 | Piano |
| #8 | 6 | 26 | Piano |
| #9 | 6 | 12 | Piano |
| #10 | 6 | 15 | Piano |
| #11 | 6 | 19 | Piano/horn |
| #12 | 6 | 12 | Piano/percussion |
| #13 | 5 | 18 | Piano/percussion |
| #14 | 7 | 16 | Piano/voice |
| #15 | 6 | 19 | Piano/voice |
| #16 | 5 | 20 | Piano/voice |
| #17 | 5 | 14 | Piano/voice |
| #18 | 3 | 18 | Violin |
| #19 | 5 | 14 | Violin |
| #20 | 5 | 16 | Violin |
| #21 | 6 | 15 | Violin |
| #22 | 5 | 15 | Violin |
| #23 | 5 | 23 | Violin/piano |
| Mean | 5.4 | 17.3 | |
| Nonmusician | |||
| #24 | 11 | 2 | Flute |
| #25 | 9 | 2 | Flute |
| #26 | 16 | 1 | Guitar |
| #27 | 9 | 3 | Guitar |
| #28 | 13 | 1 | Piano |
| #29 | 12 | 2 | Piano |
| #30 | 9 | 3 | Piano/voice |
| #31 | 12 | 3 | Voice |
| #32 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #33 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #34 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #35 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #36 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #37 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #38 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #39 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #40 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #41 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #42 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #43 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #44 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #45 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #46 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #47 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #48 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #49 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| #50 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Mean | 11.4 | 2.1 |