title: An assessment of individualized technical ear training for audio production.
abstract: An individualized technical ear training method is compared to a non-individualized method. The efficacy of the individualized method is assessed using a standardized test conducted before and after the training period. Participants who received individualized training improved better than the control group on the test. Results indicate the importance of individualized training for acquisition of spectrum-identification and spectrum-matching skills. Individualized training, therefore, should be implemented by default into technical ear training programs used in audio production industry and education.
authors.affiliation: Electrical, Computer, and Telecommunication Engineering Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology, 78 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, New York 14618, USA sxkiee@rit.edu.
authors.forename: Sungyoung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000379:methods*; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D013016:Sound; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors