W poszukiwaniu nowych funkcji słuchu muzycznego
In search of new functions of music processing

Summary/Abstract: This article represents an interdisciplinary survey of recent research into music processing. The author discusses the development of music processing during the first decade of a child’s life, the disorder of amusia and issues related to absolute pitch, as well as highlighting the connection between music processing and some cognitive abilities. Amusia is a very rare disorder that affects between around 2.5 and 4 per cent of the population worldwide. In Poland, however, educational negligence has left 27 percent of ten year-old primary school pupils monotonic (A. Weiner). Current research into absolute pitch is increasingly focused on its connection with the brain’s plasticity and accompanying cognitive abilities. It has been confirmed that a strong correlation exists between absolute pitch and early musical education. The major objective of this article is to provide evidence for the claim that musicality can be treated as a model for gauging other cognitive abilities, especially memory.

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