Háskóli ÍslandsUniversity of IcelandGudmundsdottir, HelgaTrehub, Sandra2019-01-232019-01-232017-07Gudmundsdottir, H., & Trehub, S. (2018). Adults recognize toddlers’ song renditions. Psychology of Music, 46(2), 281–291. https://doi.org/10.1177/03057356177117620305-73561741-3087 (eISSN)https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1000Publisher's version (útgefin grein)The present study explored the singing ability of toddlers 16 months to 3 years of age by examining North American adults’ ability to identify toddlers’ renditions of familiar tunes sung with foreign lyrics. After listening to each toddler’s song, half with familiar melodies and half with unfamiliar melodies, adults attempted to name the songs. Their identification was highly accurate, refuting the prevailing view that toddlers focus on words at the expense of tunes. The singing range of these nonEnglish-speaking toddlers and that of their English-speaking counterparts approximated the pitch range of the target songs, which is inconsistent with the reportedly small singing range of toddlers. Toddlers’ apparent singing proficiency in the present context may stem from the use of home-based recordings and child-selected songs.281-291eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessToddlersEarly childhoodSingingSöngurUngbörninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlePsychology of Music10.1177/0305735617711762