Computer Literacy is a reality in current educational legislation. Within the STEAM competence approach, music education and the development of Computational Thinking (CT) are located in this discipline. In this work, unplugged musical activities are designed based on the Bebras challenges, and their effectiveness is evaluated in terms of CT development in students. A quasi-experimental study was carried out with pre-post test measures in a group of 220 Primary School students (experimental, N = 170; control, N = 50). The experimental group performed three blocks of unplugged musical activities. Computational Thinking Test using Bebras Problems (Lockwood and Moone, 2018) was used as an instrument. Variables of gender, course, environment and academic ability were taken into account. The results show a significant increase in CT in the experimental group at a general level and in the Bebras activities of medium and advanced levels of difficulty. Schoolchildren from the rural context showed higher scores in CT development compared to the urban one. No significant differences are observed in the rest of the variables. Finally, a higher level of correct answers was observed in "easy" activities, greater completion of "medium" activities and a decrease in both in "advanced" activities. La Alfabetización Computacional es una realidad en las legislaciones educativas actuales. Dentro del enfoque competencial STEAM, se ubica la educación musical y el desarrollo del Pensamiento Computacional (PC) en esta disciplina. En este trabajo se diseñan actividades musicales desenchufadas desde los desafíos de Bebras y se evalúa su eficacia en cuanto al desarrollo del PC en estudiantes. Se realizó un estudio cuasi-experimental con medidas pre-post test en un grupo de 220 escolares de Educación Primaria (experimental, N = 170; control, N = 50). El grupo experimental realizó tres bloques de actividades musicales desenchufadas. Como instrumento se utilizó Computational Thinking Test using Bebras Problems (Lockwood y Moone, 2018). Se tuvieron en cuenta variables de género, curso, entorno y capacidad académica. Los resultados muestran aumento significativo del PC en el grupo experimental a nivel general y en las actividades de Bebras de niveles medio y avanzado de dificultad. Los escolares de contexto rural mostraron puntuaciones mayores en el desarrollo del PC en comparación con el urbano. No se observan diferencias significativas en el resto de variables. Por último, se observó mayor nivel de respuestas correctas en actividades “fáciles”, mayor cumplimentación de actividades “medias” y descenso de ambas en actividades “avanzadas”.

The aim of this study was to analyse whether specialised musical training influences auditory discrimination, working memory, learning strategies and academic performance. Sixty students (30 with at least four years of musical training and 30 without) of the same socioeconomic level were compared. Significant differences were found between students with and without musical training in terms of learning strategies, working memory and academic performance (p= <.05). This study shows the benefits of musical training offered at specialised centres, the development of students’ cognitive skills and the contributions of neuroscience to improving professional practice.