Library Guides: Edwin E. Gordon Archive Research Guide: Articles

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The items below include published articles and keynote addresses authored and selected by Dr. Edwin E. Gordon. For a complete list of articles included in the Gordon Archive, please consult our finding aid. To request further access to articles, please contact us using the "Email Me" link on this page.

Edwin E. Gordon Archive Finding Aid
Sub-series 2: Collaborative works where Gordon was a contributor.

Selected Articles

All About Audiation and Music Aptitudes
Gordon, Edwin E. "All About Audiation and Music Aptitudes." Music Educators Journal 86, no. 2 (September 1999): 41–44.
Aptitude and Audiation: A Healthy Duet
Gordon, Edwin E. "Aptitude and Audiation: A Healthy Duet." Medical Problems of Performing Artists 3, no.1 (March 1988): 33–35.
The Assessment of Music Aptitudes of Very Young Children
Gordon, Edwin E. "The Assessment of Music Aptitudes of Very Young Children." Gifted Child Quarterly 24, no. 3 (Summer 1980): 107–111.
Audiation, the Door to Musical Creativity
Gordon, Edwin E. "Audiation, the Door to Musical Creativity." Pastoral Music 18, no. 2 (December 1993/January 1994): 39–41.
Audiation for a Lifetime
Gordon, Edwin E. "The Third International Conference on Music Learning Theory Keynote Address." 16, no. 2 (Fall 2011): 5–8.
Audiation, Imitation, and Notation: Musical Thought and Thought About Music
Gordon, Edwin E. "Audiation, Imitation and Notation: Musical Thought and Thought About Music." American Music Teacher 38, no. 5 (April/May 1989): 15–17, 59.
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Selected as the American Music Teacher Article of the Year for 1989.
Audiation, Music Learning Theory, Music Aptitude, and Creativity
Gordon, Edwin E. "Audiation, Music Learning Theory, Music Aptitude, and Creativity." In The Proceedings of the Suncoast Music Education Forum on Creativity 13-15 March 1989, ed. John W. Richmond, 75–89. Tampa, FL: The University of South Florida, 1989.
Audiation: The Foundation for Music Improvisation
Gordon, Edwin E. "Audiation: The Foundation for Music Improvisation." Czlowiek-Muzyka-Psychologia Akademia Muzyczna im. Fryderyka Chopina, 308.
Audiation: A Theoretical and Practical Explanation
Gordon, Edwin E. "Audiation: A Theoretical and Practical Explanation." Bulletin of the International Kodály Society 19, no. 1 (Spring 1994): 30–43.
Audiation: A Theoretical and Practical Explanation
Gordon, Edwin E. "Audiation: A Theoretical and Practical Explanation. Kodály Envoy 20, no. 2 (Winter 1994) 12–14.
Beyond the Keyboard
Gordon, Edwin E. "Beyond the Keyboard" Clavier Companion 8, no. 1 (January/February 2016): 11–15.
Comparison of the Performance of Culturally Disadvantaged Students with That of Culturally Heterogeneous Students on the Musical Aptitude Profile
Gordon, Edwin E. "Comparison of the Performance of Culturally Disadvantaged Students with That of Culturally Heterogeneous Students on the Musical Aptitude Profile." Psychology in the Schools 4, no. 3 (June 1967): 260–262.
Contemplating Objective Research in Music Education
Gordon, Edwin E. "Contemplating Objective Research in Music Education." Early Childhood Connections 6, no. 1 (Winter 2000): 30–36.
Contribution of Each Musical Aptitude Profile Subtest to the Overall Validity of the Battery
Gordon, Edwin E. "Contribution of Each Musical Aptitude Profile Subtest to the Overall Validity of the Battery." Council for Research in Music Education 12 (1968): 32–36.
A Critical Appraisal of Professional Music Education
Gordon, Edwin E. "A Critical Appraisal of Professional Music Education." In Tune: The Music Education Journal 1, no. 1 (2007): [1–10].
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A publication of Westminster chapter 183 CMENC at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Princeton, NJ. 345.
The Crucial Role of Music Aptitudes in Music Instruction
Gordon, Edwin E. "The Crucial Role of Music Aptitudes in Music Instruction." In The Practice of Assessment in Music Education: Frameworks, Models, and Designs: Proceedings of the 2009 Florida Symposium on Assessment in Music Education, edited by Timothy S. Brophy, 211–215. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2010.
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Keynote Address
The Developmental Music Aptitude as Measured by the Primary Measures of Music Audiation
Gordon, Edwin E. "The Developmental Music Aptitude as Measured by the Primary Measures of Music Audiation. Psychology of Music 7 (1979): 42–49.
Developmental Music Aptitudes Among Inner-City Primary Children
Gordon, Edwin E. "Developmental Music Aptitudes Among Inner-City Primary Children. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education 63 (Summer 1980): 25–30.
Don Quixote and Teacher Evaluation
Gordon, Edwin E. "Don Quixote and Teacher Evaluation." GIA Website (2013).
Early childhood Music Abuse: Misdeeds and Neglect
Gordon, Edwin E. "Early childhood Music Abuse: Misdeeds and Neglect." Visions of Research in Music Education 17 (3022): 1–11.
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Retrieved from http://www--usr.rider.edu/vrme.
Early Childhood Music Education: Life or Death? No, a Matter of Birth and Life
Gordon, Edwin E. "Early Childhood Music Education: Life or Death? No, a Matter of Birth and Life." Early Childhood Connections 2, no. 4 (Fall 1996): 7–10.
Early Childhood Music Education: Preparing Young Children to Improvise at a Later Time
Gordon, Edwin E. "Early Childhood Music Education: Preparing Young Children to Improvise at a Later Time." Early Childhood Connections 3, no. 4 (Fall 1997): 6–12.
Edwin Gordon Responds
Gordon, Edwin E. "Edwin Gordon Responds." Philosophy of Music Education Review 5, no. 1 (Spring 1997): 57–58.
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A response to Paul G. Woodford's "Evaluating Edwin Gordon's Music Learning Theory from a Critical Thinking Perspective" and W. Ann Stokes's "Is Edwin Gordon's Learning Theory a Cognitive One?"
The Effects of Instruction Based upon Music Learning Theory on Developmental Music Aptitudes
Gordon, Edwin E. "The Effects of Instruction Based upon Music Learning Theory on Developmental Music Aptitudes." In Research in Music Education: A Festschrift for Arnold Bentley, ed. Anthony Kemp, 53–57. n.p.: International Society for Music Education, [1988].
A Factor Analysis of the Musical Aptitude Profile, the Primary Measures of Music Audiation,and the Intermediate Measures of Music Audiation
Gordon, Edwin E. "A Factor Analysis of the Musical Aptitude Profile, the Primary Measures of Music Audiation,and the Intermediate Measures of Music Audiation."Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education 89 (Fall 1986): 8–17.
Final Results of a Two-Year Longitudinal Predictive Validity Study of the Instrument Timbre Preference test and the Musical Aptitude Profile
Gordon, Edwin E. "Final Results of a Two-Year Longitudinal Predictive Validity Study of the Instrument Timbre Preference test and the Musical Aptitude Profile." Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education 89 (Fall 1986): 8–17.
First-Year Results of A Five-Year Longitudinal Study of the Musical Achievement of Culturally Disadvantaged Students
Gordon, Edwin E. "First-Year Results of A Five-Year Longitudinal Study of the Musical Achievement of Culturally Disadvantaged Students." Journal of Research in Music Education 18, no. 3 (Fall 1970): 195–213.
Fourth-Year and Fifth-Year Final Results of a Longitudinal Study of the Musical Achievement of Culturally Disadvantaged Students
Gordon, Edwin E. "Fourth-Year and Fifth-Year Final Results of a Longitudinal Study of the Musical Achievement of Culturally Disadvantaged Students." Experimental Research in the Psychology of Music 10 (1975): 24–52.
Fourth-Year results of a Five-Year Longitudinal Study of the Musical Achievement of Culturally Disadvantaged Students
Gordon, Edwin E. "Fourth-Year results of a Five-Year Longitudinal Study of the Musical Achievement of Culturally Disadvantaged Students." Scientific Aesthetics 9, nos. 1–2 (1974): 79–89.
"From the Chairman of Research
Gordon, Edwin E. "From the Chairman of Research" Iowa Music Educator (January 1969): 9.
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Introduction to a new musical achievement test.
From the Chairman of Research: The Development of the Iowa Tests of Music Literacy
Gordon, Edwin E. "From the Chairman of Research: The Development of the Iowa Tests of Music Literacy." [Iowa Music Educator (1972)]: 28–29.
Gordon on Gordon
Gordon, Edwin E. "Gordon on Gordon." The Quarterly Journal of Music Teaching and Learning 2 nos. 1 & 2: Spring/Summer 1991): 6–9.
Imperatives for Learning Sequence Activities: An Open Letter
Gordon, Edwin E. "Imperatives for Learning Sequence Activities: An Open Letter." Audea 12, no. 1 (Spring 2007): 5–6.
Implications for the Use of the Musical Aptitude Profile with College and University Freshman Music Students
Gordon, Edwin E. "Implications for the Use of the Musical Aptitude Profile with College and University Freshman Music Students." Journal of Research in Music Education 15, no. 1 (Spring 1967): 32–40.
The Importance of Being Able to Audiate 'Same' and 'Different' for Learning Music
Gordon, Edwin E. "The Importance of Being Able to Audiate 'Same' and 'Different' for Learning Music. MEH Bulletin 2, no. 1 (Summer 1986): 3–27.
In Dialogue- Andrea Sangiogio with Edwin E. Gordon
Gordon Edwin E. "In Dialogue- Andrea Sangiogio with Edwin E. Gordon." In Dialogue: Orff Schulwerk Symposium, ed. Haselbach, Barbara, Micaela Grüner, Shirley Salmon, and Esther Bacher. 413.
Intercorrelations Among Musical Aptitude Profile and Seashore Measures of Musical Talents Subtests
Gordon, Edwin E. "Intercorrelations Among Musical Aptitude Profile and Seashore Measures of Musical Talents Subtests." Journal of Research in Music Education 17, no. 3 (Fall 1969): 263–271.
Introducing a New Musical Achievement Test
Gordon, Edwin E. "From the Chairman of Research." Iowa Music Educator (January 1969): 9.
Is is Only in Academics that Americans are Lagging?
Gordon, Edwin E. "Is is Only in Academics that Americans are Lagging?" American Music Teacher 42, no. 3 (December/January 1992/1993): 24–25, 81–83.
Keynote Address: Awakening the World Through Audiation[LOOK FOR FILE]
Gordon, Edwin E. "Keynote Address: Awakening the World Through Audiation." Audea 12, no. 3 (Winter 2008): 4.
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La clase colectiva de instrumentos
Gordon, Edwin E. "La clase colectiva de instrumentos." Eufonia: Procedimientos en educacion musical 7 (April 1997): 91–100.
The Legacy of Carl E. Seashore
Gordon, Edwin E. "The Legacy of Carl E. Seashore." In Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Musicality: Essays from the Seashore Symposium, ed. Kate Gfeller, et al, 51–61. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa School of Music, 2006.
A Longitudinal Predictive Validity Study of the Intermediate Measures of Music Audiation
Gordon, Edwin E. "A Longitudinal Predictive Validity Study of the Intermediate Measures of Music Audiation." Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education 78 (Spring 1984): 1–23.
Music Aptitude and Music Achievement
Gordon, Edwin E. "Music Aptitude and Music Achievement." Early Childhood Connections 2, no. 4 (Fall 1996): 11–13.
Music Aptitudes and Music Achievement
Gordon, Edwin E. "Music Aptitudes and Music Achievement." Ala Breve: Publication of the Alabama Music Educators Association (March 1988): 9–10, 30.
Music Audiation Games: Comparing Youth and Adult Versions
Gordon, Edwin E. "Music Audiation Games: Comparing Youth and Adult Versions." Audea 10, no. 1 (Fall 2004: 4–6.
Music Education: The Forgotten Past, Troubled Present, and Unknown Future
Gordon, Edwin E. "Music Education: The Forgotten Past, Troubled Present, and Unknown Future." The GIML Audeates, Special Edition (Winter 1997): 1–10.
Music Education: A Profession in Search of a Discipline
Gordon, Edwin E. "Music Education: A Profession in Search of a Discipline." Tempo (November 1980): 9–11.
Music Education Faculty Competencies for Graduate Teaching
Gordon, Edwin E. “Music Education Faculty Competencies for Graduate Teaching.” Current Issues in Music Education 5, (May 1970):89-93.
Music Learning Theory
Gordon, Edwin E. "Music Learning Theory." In Contemporary Music Education by Michael Mark. New York: Schirmer Books, 1996: 169–182.
Music Learning Theory
Gordon, Edwin E. "Music Learning Theory." In Dialogue: Orff Schulwerk Symposium, ed. Haselbach, Barbara, Micaela Gruner, Shirley Salmon, and Esther Bacher. Mainz: Schott, 2007: 222–229.
The Musical Aptitude Profile: A New and Unique Musical Aptitude Test Battery
Gordon, Edwin E. "The Musical Aptitude Profile: A New and Unique Musical Aptitude Test Battery." Houghton Mifflin Co. Tests: Testing Today (June 1965): 1–3.
The Musical Aptitude Profile: Its Implications for Music Education
Gordon, Edwin E. "The Musical Aptitude Profile: Its Implications for Music Education." The Wisconsin School Musician (December 1969): 40–42.
Musical Child Abuse
Gordon, Edwin E. "Musical Child Abuse." American Music Teacher 37, no. 5 (April/May 1988): 14–16.
Nature and Description of Developmental and Stabilized Music Aptitudes: Implications for Music Learning
Gordon, Edwin E. "Nature and Description of Developmental and Stabilized Music Aptitudes: Implications for Music Learning." Music and Child Development (1989): 325–335. Proceedings of the 1987 Denver Conference.
Nature, Source, Measurement, and Evaluation of Music Aptitudes
Gordon, Edwin E. "Nature, Source, Measurement, and Evaluation of Music Aptitudes." Polskie Forum Psychologiczne 11, no. 2 (2006): 227–237.
A New Emphasis
Gordon, Edwin E. "A New Emphasis." Tempo (November 1981): 10–13.
Newborn, Preschool Children, and Music-Undesirable Consequences of Thoughtless Neglect
Gordon, Edwin E. "Newborn, Preschool Children, and Music-Undesirable Consequences of Thoughtless Neglect." Perspectives 7, nos. 3 & 4 (2012): 6–10.
Pattern Preeminence in Learning Music
Gordon, Edwin E. "Pattern Preeminence in Learning Music." Early Childhood Connections 10, no. 2 (Spring 2004): 7–13.
Personal Retrospective of the Turning Tide of Early Childhood Music Education
Gordon, Edwin E. "Personal Retrospective of the Turning Tide of Early Childhood Music Education." Audea 17, no. 1 (Spring 2012): 5–10.
Preparing Young Children to Improvise at a Later Time
Gordon, Edwin E. "Preparing Young Children to Improvise at a Later Time." Early Childhood Connections 3, no. 4 (Fall 1997): 6–12.
Research Studies in Audiation: I
Gordon, Edwin E. "Research Studies in Audiation: I." Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education 84 (Fall 1985): 34–50.
A Response to Volume II, Numbers 1 & 2 of the Quarterly
Gordon, Edwin E. "A Response to Volume II, Numbers 1 & 2 of the Quarterly." The Quarterly Journal of Music Teaching and Learning 2, no. 4 (Winter 1991): 62–72.
The Role of Music Aptitude in Early Childhood Music
Gordon, Edwin E. "The Role of Music Aptitude in Early Childhood Music." Early Childhood Connections (Winter 1995): 2–9.
Second-Year Results of a five-Year Longitudinal Study of the Musical Achievement of Culturally Disadvantaged Students
Gordon, Edwin E. "Second-Year Results of a five-Year Longitudinal Study of the Musical Achievement of Culturally Disadvantaged Students." Experimental Research in the Psychology of Music 7 (1971): 131–143.
Sequencing Music Skills and Content
Gordon, Edwin E. "Sequencing Music Skills and Content." American Music Teacher 41, no. 2 (October/November 1991): 22–23, 48–51.
The Source of Musical Aptitude
Gordon, Edwin E. "The Source of Musical Aptitude." Music Educators Journal (April 1971): 35–37.
The Stakes are Low but the Consequences are High
Gordon, Edwin E. "The Stakes are Low but the Consequences are High." Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education 151 (Winter 2001): 1–10.
A Study of the Characteristics of the Instrument Timbre Preference Test
Gordon, Edwin E. "A Study of the Characteristics of the Instrument Timbre Preference Test." Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education 110 (Fall 1991): 33–51.
A Study of the Efficacy of General Intelligence and Musical Aptitude Tests in Predicting Achievement in Music
Gordon, Edwin E. "A Study of the Efficacy of General Intelligence and Musical Aptitude Tests in Predicting Achievement in Music." Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education 13 (Spring 1968): 40–45.
A Study to Determine the Effects of Training and Practice on Drake Musical Aptitude Test Scores
Gordon, Edwin E. "A Study to Determine the Effects of Training and Practice on Drake Musical Aptitude Test Scores." Journal of Research in Music Education 9, no. 1 (Spring 1961): 63–74.
A Surprising Twist in a Career
Gordon, Edwin E. "A Surprising Twist in a Career." Suncoast Music Education Research Symposium - University of South Florida (February 8 2013). Recorded Presentation [MOVE TO PAPERS]
Taking Another Look at the Established Procedure for Scoring the Advanced Measures of Music Audiation
Gordon, Edwin E. "Taking Another Look at the Established Procedure for Scoring the Advanced Measures of Music Audiation." In GIML Monograph no. 2 of the GIML Monograph Series, 72–88. [Chicago]: [GIA], 1997.
Taking into Account Musical Aptitude Differences Among Beginning Instrumental Students
Gordon, Edwin E. "Taking into Account Musical Aptitude Differences Among Beginning Instrumental Students." American Educational Research Journal 7, no. 1 (January 1970: 41–53.
Taking a Look at Music Learning Theory: An Introduction
Gordon, Edwin E. "Taking a Look at Music Learning Theory: An Introduction." General Music Today 8, no. 2 (Winter 1995): 3–8.
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Testing Musical Achievement
Gordon, Edwin E. "Testing Musical Achievement." Iowa Music Educator (November 1967): 15.
Testing Music Aptitudes from Pre-School Through College
Gordon, Edwin E. "Testing Music Aptitudes from Pre-School Through College." Gordon Institute for Music Learning Newsletter 2, no. 2 (Summer 1989): 4, 6.
Testing Musical Aptitudes from Preschool Through College
Gordon, Edwin E. "Testing Musical Aptitudes from Preschool Through College." In Psychology of Music Today: Proceedings of the International Seminar of Researchers and Lecturers in the Psychology of Music, Radziejowice, Poland, 24-29 September 1990, 170–176. Warsaw, Poland: Frederyck Chopin Academy of Music, 1995.
Third International Conference on Music Learning Theory
Gordon, Edwin E. “Third International Conference on Music Learning Theory Keynote Address."
Audea 16, no. 2 (Fall 2011): 5-8.
Third-Year Results of a Five-Year Longitudinal Study of the Musical Achievement of Culturally-Disadvantaged Students
Gordon, Edwin E. "Third-Year Results of a Five-Year Longitudinal Study of the Musical Achievement of Culturally-Disadvantaged Students." Experimental Research in the Psychology of Music 8, (1972): 45–64.
Tonal Syllables: A Comparison of Purposes and Systems
Gordon, Edwin E. "Tonal Syllables: A Comparison of Purposes and Systems." In Readings in Music Learning Theory, edited by Darrel L. Walters and Cynthia Crump Taggart, 66–71. [Chicago: GIA Publications, 1989].
Toward the Development of a Taxonomy of Tonal Patterns and Rhythm Patterns: Evidence of Difficulty Level and Growth Rate
Gordon, Edwin E. "Toward the Development of a Taxonomy of Tonal Patterns and Rhythm Patterns: Evidence of Difficulty Level and Growth Rate." Experimental Research in the Psychology of Music 9 (1974): 39–92.
Two New Tests of Music Aptitude: 'AMMA' and 'Audie'
Gordon, Edwin E. "Two New Tests of Music Aptitude: 'AMMA' and 'Audie'." Gordon Institute for Music Learning Newsletter 3, no. 1 (Summer 1990): 1, 5–6.
Two New Tests of Music Aptitude: Advanced Measures of Music Audiation and Audie
Gordon, Edwin E. "Two New Tests of Music Aptitude: Advanced Measures of Music Audiation and Audie." Measurement & Evaluation 10 (Spring 1990): 1–4.
The use of the Musical Aptitude Profile with Exceptional Children
Gordon, Edwin E. "The use of the Musical Aptitude Profile with Exceptional Children." Journal of Music Therapy 5, no. 2 (June 1968): 37–40.
The Validity and Use of the Iowa Tests of Music Literacy
Gordon, Edwin E. "The Validity and Use of the Iowa Tests of Music Literacy." Southwestern Musician - Texas Music Educator (January 1973): 15–16.
Vectors in My Research
Gordon, Edwin E. "Vectors in My Research." In The Development and Practical Application of Music Learning Theory edited by Maria Runfola and Cynthia Crump Taggart, 3–50. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2005.