Studies reporting associations between musicality and morphosyntactic skills.
| Study . | N . | Age . | Rhythm construct . | Tonal-melodic construct . | Grammar-related construct . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohrdes et al. (2016) | 44 | 5–7 | Rhythm reproduction | Melody reproduction | Receptive grammar |
| Beat synchronization | Harmonic discrimination | ||||
| Gordon, Jacobs, et al. (2015) | 25 | 5–7 | Rhythm discrimination | Complex syntax | |
| Gordon, Shivers, et al. (2015) | 25 | 5–7 | Rhythm discrimination | Expressive grammar | |
| Lee et al. (2020) Exp 1 | 98 | 7–17 | Rhythm discrimination | Receptive grammar | |
| Lee et al. (2020) Exp 2 | 96 | 7–17 | Rhythm discrimination | Receptive grammar | |
| Nitin et al. (in press) | 121 | 5–8 | Rhythm discrimination | Expressive grammar | |
| Complex syntax | |||||
| Politimou et al. (2019) | 46 | 3–5 | Rhythm discrimination | Pitch discrimination | Expressive/receptive grammar |
| Tempo discrimination | Melody discrimination | ||||
| Beat synchronization | Melody production | ||||
| Swaminathan and Schellenberg (2020) | 91 | 6–9 | Rhythm discrimination | Melody discrimination | Receptive grammar |
| Musical memory (melodic) | |||||
| Woodruff Carr et al. (2014) | 35 | 3–4 | Beat synchronization | Expressive/receptive grammar | |
| Rhythm discrimination |
| Study . | N . | Age . | Rhythm construct . | Tonal-melodic construct . | Grammar-related construct . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohrdes et al. (2016) | 44 | 5–7 | Rhythm reproduction | Melody reproduction | Receptive grammar |
| Beat synchronization | Harmonic discrimination | ||||
| Gordon, Jacobs, et al. (2015) | 25 | 5–7 | Rhythm discrimination | Complex syntax | |
| Gordon, Shivers, et al. (2015) | 25 | 5–7 | Rhythm discrimination | Expressive grammar | |
| Lee et al. (2020) Exp 1 | 98 | 7–17 | Rhythm discrimination | Receptive grammar | |
| Lee et al. (2020) Exp 2 | 96 | 7–17 | Rhythm discrimination | Receptive grammar | |
| Nitin et al. (in press) | 121 | 5–8 | Rhythm discrimination | Expressive grammar | |
| Complex syntax | |||||
| Politimou et al. (2019) | 46 | 3–5 | Rhythm discrimination | Pitch discrimination | Expressive/receptive grammar |
| Tempo discrimination | Melody discrimination | ||||
| Beat synchronization | Melody production | ||||
| Swaminathan and Schellenberg (2020) | 91 | 6–9 | Rhythm discrimination | Melody discrimination | Receptive grammar |
| Musical memory (melodic) | |||||
| Woodruff Carr et al. (2014) | 35 | 3–4 | Beat synchronization | Expressive/receptive grammar | |
| Rhythm discrimination |
Note. Rows correspond to individual studies, and columns correspond to study Ns, age ranges in years, specifics of musical rhythm and tonal-melodic constructs measured, and morphosyntactic constructs measured. When additional information is necessary about the N, specific descriptions are given in parentheses. When age range is not available, or not representative of the sample mean, means M are provided in addition to the age range. Only musical constructs that were reported in relation to grammatical/mophosyntactic constructs are noted.