PT Journal AU Karafiatova, M Luska, J TI Intra-Tonal Hierarchy of Melody in Development: Probe-Tone Method and Its Application SO Musicologica Olomucensia PY 2018 BP 63 EP 81 VL 28 IS 2 DI 10.5507/mo.2018.022 DE musicality; probe-tone method; intra-tonal hierarchy; tonal profile; development AB Intra-tonal hierarchy is one of the basic principle of mental processing in music. The paper deals with the research of tonal hierarchy while using the "probe-tone method" first applicated by C. Krumhansl. The respondents aged 9-17 were lower and upper level secondary school students and grammar school students. The tonal profile obtained in the research relative to the standardized tonal profile, student's age and their musicality were examined. ER