TABLE 5.
Short scale of the Musical Infant/Toddler Questionnaire grouped by components.
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| Item no. | A child under 3 years who is musically skilled… | 1 | 2 |
| Component 1: Basic Musical Abilities | |||
| 19_U3 | … reacts consciously to different aspects of music. | 0.78 | –0.19 |
| 22_U3 | … is able to hear differences between different types of music. | 0.75 | –0.11 |
| 11_U3 | … is able to react to the mood of a melody. | 0.74 | –0.02 |
| 3_U3 | … is able to internalize simple sound sequences. | 0.72 | 0.03 |
| 8_U3 | … shows that he/she can capture patterns when dancing or making music. | 0.68 | 0.04 |
| 7_U3 | … has a feeling for the beat. | 0.67 | –0.05 |
| 13_U3 | … is able to react creatively, emotionally and intellectually when listening to a piece of music. | 0.67 | 0.04 |
| 26_U3 | … perceives the basic mood or feelings conveyed by the music that he/she is listening to. | 0.67 | 0.04 |
| 1_U3 | … has a musical ear, which means he/she can recognize simple melodies and tone progressions. | 0.66 | 0.06 |
| 27_U3 | … can communicate with others through music by producing musical sounds, listening, improvising, dancing, and understanding music. |
0.65 | 0.09 |
| 30_U3 | … can invent melodies or rhythms, either with the voice, or by creating other sounds. | 0.65 | 0.04 |
| 47_U3 | … can immerse him-/herself in sounds. | 0.58 | 0.25 |
| 5_U3 | … has a good memory for patterns. | 0.56 | 0.22 |
| 9_U3 | … recognizes simple structural characteristics of music (e.g., loud–soft, slow–fast). | 0.42 | 0.33 |
| Component 2: Enthusiasm and Motivation | |||
| 41_U3 | … has great enthusiasm for music. | –0.11 | 0.90 |
| 14_U3 | … enjoys music in his/her life, either by making music or by listening to it. | –0.10 | 0.82 |
| 38_U3 | … is interested in music. | 0.03 | 0.77 |
| 43_U3 | … enjoys the occupation with music. | 0.00 | 0.75 |
| 39_U3 | … often has the desire to make music. | 0.04 | 0.69 |
| 45_U3 | … has a great affinity for music. | 0.05 | 0.68 |
| 15_U3 | … enjoys music and appreciates sounds. | 0.19 | 0.56 |
| 31_U3 | … likes to spontaneously produce music or musical sounds. | 0.34 | 0.55 |
| 10_U3 | … actively incorporates music into his/her world. | 0.37 | 0.48 |
| 42_U3 | … has a will of his/her own when listening and making music. | 0.28 | 0.47 |
| 32_U3 | … is creative when making music. | 0.31 | 0.44 |
| 25_U3 | … plays music with feeling. | 0.37 | 0.42 |