TY - JOUR
T1 - Specific instructions are important for continuous bimanual drumming in adults with Down syndrome.
AU - Ringenbach, Shannon
AU - Allen, Heather
AU - Chung, Susan
AU - Jung, Michelle L.
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PY - 2006/8
Y1 - 2006/8
N2 - The present study examined continuous and discrete bimanual drumming in response to different instructions in 10 adults with Down syndrome, 10 mental age-matched and 10 chronological age-matched groups. For continuous drumming, participants hit two drums with both hands at the same time following verbal (e.g., "up" and "down"), visual (e.g., video of both drumsticks moving up and down together) and auditory (e.g., sound of both drums being hit, then symbol being hit) instructions for 10 s. For discrete drumming participants hit two drums with both hands at the same time once in response to the instructions described above. In general, for all groups spatial measures showed a performance advantage when using the visual metronome in continuous tasks but no advantage with any instructions for discrete tasks.
AB - The present study examined continuous and discrete bimanual drumming in response to different instructions in 10 adults with Down syndrome, 10 mental age-matched and 10 chronological age-matched groups. For continuous drumming, participants hit two drums with both hands at the same time following verbal (e.g., "up" and "down"), visual (e.g., video of both drumsticks moving up and down together) and auditory (e.g., sound of both drums being hit, then symbol being hit) instructions for 10 s. For discrete drumming participants hit two drums with both hands at the same time once in response to the instructions described above. In general, for all groups spatial measures showed a performance advantage when using the visual metronome in continuous tasks but no advantage with any instructions for discrete tasks.
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U2 - 10.3104/reports.312
DO - 10.3104/reports.312
M3 - Article
C2 - 2006248053
AN - SCOPUS:33750704991
SN - 0968-7912
VL - 11
SP - 29
EP - 36
JO - Down's syndrome, research and practice : the journal of the Sarah Duffen Centre / University of Portsmouth
JF - Down's syndrome, research and practice : the journal of the Sarah Duffen Centre / University of Portsmouth
IS - 1
ER -