Table 2. MEE, excerpt from the self-created intake questionnaire.
Survey Theme | Question summaries | Scoring |
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Music lessons | Does the child receive music lessons | Q [0,1] |
private at school both |
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Type of music lessons individual group |
Q [0,1] | |
length 15–30 min 30–45 min 45–60 min 60 + min (please specify) |
Q [0,1] | |
which instrument does your child play (please specify) | D | |
Music preferences | which genre/sort of music (please specify) | D |
Music exposure | when does the child listen/sing at home social with peers during homework during play |
Q [0,1] [0,1] [0,1] [0,1] [0,1] |
average length of exposure per ‘session’ (please specify) | D | |
Music activity | child puts on music him/herself | Q [0,1] |
eength of listening | D | |
Parents use of music | exposing the child to music: at home concerts during tasks / homework / play |
Q [0–5] [0–5] [0–5] |
Mother / Father is musician active amateur musician none |
Q [0,1] |
Excerpt of intake questionnaire on quantification of a musically enriched environment. D = Descriptive: information was filled into the questionnaire by the parent or legal representative, Q = Quantitative: groupings were made e.g. time practised or time exposure to music for quantification, being scored with 0 = No and 1 = Yes. Additionally, exposing the child to music was assessed with a Likert scale (0–5); 0 little to no exposure, 5 a lot of exposure, amounting to a total of 25 points.