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The article aims to study the influence of music and music-calligraphy practice on the development of creative thinking among preschool children. The study used the general screening model of the Torrance Thinking Creatively in Action and Movement test (TCAMt) to assess the level of motor creativity in children. The study participants were 120 4–5 year-old children. The results of the calculations demonstrate an increase in the values of the four factors after the interventions. Fluency increased on average: for group A, which practiced musical intervention, by 28%; for group B, which practiced musical-calligraphic intervention, by 29%. The imagination factor increased for group A by 23.5% and for group B by 45.5%. This study has shown that the use of musical-calligraphic practice provides higher creative thinking skills in the categories of “imagination” and “originality”, while “fluency” and “flexibility” are not different from the use of a single musical practice. This study has practical and scientific value, as it proves the influence of music and music-calligraphy practices on creativity development in children. The study results can be applied in preschool educational institutions, which are interested in increasing students’ creativity.
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Cai, Q., Zhang, H. & Cai, L. The Role of the Art of Chinese Calligraphy and Music in Developing Creative Thinking Skills in Preschoolers Using Flipped Technology. J Psycholinguist Res 52, 1973–1987 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10936-023-09980-1
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