Table 3 Mean score of the goldsmiths beat alignment test and musical sophistication index by experimental group compared to population norms.

From: A general procedure to measure the pacing of body movements timed to music and metronome in younger and older adults

 

Younger

Older

Gold MSI population normsa

Mean

SD

Range

Mean

SD

Range

Mean

SD

Range

Cronbach’s Alpha

Beat Alignment Test Scores

10.66

1.43

8–14

11.31

2.59

6–16

11.98

2.80

8.5–17

0.67

Music Sophistication Index

General

69.78

15.58

35–99

68.96

22.57

31–114

81.58

20.62

18–126

0.93

Musical training subscale

19.75

8.27

7–36

21.54

12.37

7–43

26.52

11.44

7–49

0.90

Active engagement subscale

36.50

9.41

18–53

34.38

11.85

15–57

41.52

10.36

9–63

0.87

  1. aData provided via personal communication from paper in submitted for publication49.
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