Izvorni znanstveni članak
Motivation of music school students for practicing an instrument: Parents and teachers as motivators
Jasna Šulentić Begić
orcid.org/0000-0003-4838-0324
; Akademija za umjetnost i kulturu u Osijeku, Hrvatska
Amir Begić
orcid.org/0000-0003-2152-9563
; Akademija za umjetnost i kulturu u Osijeku, Hrvatska
*
Dominik Domitrović
; Osnovna škola Popovača, Popovača, Hrvatska
* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
The success of instrumentalist students depends on practicing and acquiring musical knowledge and skills, which requires motivation. In this study, we investigated which factors influence students’ motivation to practice the instrument. The research was conducted in 2022, and 104 primary music school students from two counties in the Republic of Croatia participated. The data were collected using an anonymous questionnaire. Results showed that most students like to practice and think they have support from their parents and teachers for practicing and playing music. Factors influencing their motivation to practice are their desire to improve their playing and an excellent grade. Also, the research results showed that the students who are more motivated to practice are those who think that their parents think that playing is good for them and those who think that they have much support for their playing. A statistically significant correlation was established between students’ motivation to practice and students’ opinions about the support they receive from their instrument teachers. Also, students who find practicing an instrument challenging and fun and those who practice because of progress and learning new compositions are significantly more motivated to practice. It can be concluded that intrinsic motivation is more important as an incentive for practicing than extrinsic motivation for instrumentalist students. The above results indicate how important it is for every music pedagogue to know educational psychology, pedagogy, and music methodology to apply different classroom methods and strategies and motivate the student to work.
Ključne riječi
motivation; practicing an instrument; students; parents; teachers
Hrčak ID:
331672
URI
Datum izdavanja:
20.5.2025.
Posjeta: 64 *