The effect of home musical environment on child attitude and aptitude

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent the home musical environment affects a child\u27s attitude towards and aptitude in music. Factors that were explored were parent attitudes, parent music background, child attitudes, child aptitudes, age, and gender roles. Parents (N=95) from a suburban elementary school completed an online survey to determine the nature of the musical environment of their home. Their children (N=121), who were first and fourth graders, completed a student attitude survey. The Intermediate Measures of Music Audiation was administered to determine student aptitude. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used to analyze the data collected from both parent and student surveys. Home musical environment did not appear to influence attitude or aptitude