Abstract
Thirteen children with cochlear implants participated in the experiments designed fo ascertaining the perception of music. Most subjects showed good ability for discriminating rhythm pattern. They also achieved good scores in both pitch differentiation and melody differentiation tests, but the mean score of their melody identification tests was lowest. These results indicate that implantees can easily detect pitch change itself, though they have difficulty in detecting the direction of pitch change (high/low). Singing voices of implantees were compared with those of normal hearing children. Lengths of notes in the songs of subjects were as accurate as those of controls, but continual pitch changes were less accurate, and the register was narrower.
