Table 3.
Singing proficiency of 50 occasional singers in Tasks 4 and 5 of the SPB.
| Variable | Task 4 (singing familiar melodies from memory) | Task 5 (singing familiar melodies—slow tempo) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyrics | Syllable | Lyrics | Syllable | |||||||||||||
| M (SD) | Med | Min | Max | M (SD) | Med | Min | Max | M (SD) | Med | Min | Max | M (SD) | Med | Min | Max | |
| ABSOLUTE PITCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 170.5 (176.3) | 126.4 | 7.8 | 1006.9 | 157.9 (177.8) | 126.4 | 5.3 | 1069.4 |
| Precision | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41.2 (19.9) | 39.4 | 14.9 | 110.7 | 36.1 (17.1) | 34.7 | 11.3 | 70.6 |
| RELATIVE PITCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | 26.4 (17.4) | 20.7 | 4.5 | 77.8 | 18.9 (14.7) | 15.2 | 1.8 | 71.3 | 19.8 (13.5) | 14.9 | 2.5 | 72.9 | 17.4 (13.4) | 13.4 | 4.3 | 80.8 |
| Precision | 51.6 (19.6) | 49.2 | 16.0 | 120.3 | 41.6 (14.6) | 41.3 | 13.4 | 80.1 | 45.4 (15.5) | 46.3 | 20.6 | 81.7 | 39.9 (16.1) | 39.9 | 15.1 | 90.3 |
| Pitch interval deviation | 57.3 (25.2) | 52.5 | 18.3 | 151.5 | 47.9 (20.9) | 45.8 | 19.1 | 103.6 | 49.4 (20.2) | 47.2 | 21.6 | 113.1 | 44.2 (19.7) | 44.2 | 6.5 | 111.5 |
| Contour errors (n) | 2.8 (1.8) | 2.3 | 0.7 | 12.5 | 2.3 (1.3) | 2.0 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 2.4 (1.1) | 2.3 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 1.9 (0.9) | 1.9 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| Pitch interval errors (n) | 4.0 (3.0) | 3.3 | 0 | 14.0 | 3.0 (2.3) | 2.8 | 0 | 9.7 | 3.1 (2.5) | 2.3 | 0 | 10.7 | 2.4 (2.3) | 2.4 | 0 | 9.7 |
Accuracy, precision, and interval deviation are indicated in cents.