Abstract
In a music class in an elementary school, handicapped chirdren synchronized a rhythmic pattern to singing subjects by clapping. I analyzed their rhythmic synchronization to determine the kind of rhythmic pattern. Seven children (from 1st to 5th grade) of a special support class at an elementary school participated in this study. Children could begin beating time with their hands to the tune "Te to Te to Te to". For "Nigitte Hiraite", the sifting rhythmic pattern caused participants to desynchronize. For the tune "Kotori no Uta", participants timely hit their palm with their fingertips according to the rhythmic pattern of the note of birds. For "Ashibumi Tan Tan", the rate at which they could synchronize the rhythm by marching in place was low. An analysis of individual rhythmic synchronization showed that two of the seven children were not accurate with their rhythmic synchronization, another two had their own rhythmic synchronization, while another three children were accurate in their rhythmic synchronization. The course of the rhythmic synchronization showed that there were two types; one was where they omitted the eighth note from the rhythmic pattern, and the other was where they had delicate clapping. Further, the Children recognized their errors and made corrections to synchronize with the rhythmic pattern.
