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Austin, James R.; Berg, Margaret Haefner – Psychology of Music, 2006
The purpose of this study was to describe the practice motivation and regulation of sixth-grade instrumentalists (11-12 years of age). A sample of 224 US band and orchestra students, representing 85 elementary schools, completed a 36-item practice inventory and produced two narratives depicting a typical practice session and a practice episode…
Descriptors: Music Education, Student Motivation, Elementary School Students, Musicians
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Austin, James R.; Vispoel, Walter P. – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1992
Presents research findings regarding motivation's role in music education. Explains that students in grades five through eight provided reactions to a fictitious band student's experience with failure. Reports that many respondents believed that the student would perform better, try harder, and receive the teacher's and fellow students' support in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Bands (Music), Elementary Secondary Education