Autonomy support My writing on this blog revolves mostly around student motivation. More precisely the events or behaviours that can[…]
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Category: music education
Music teacher assumptions and beliefs about student motivation
Music teacher assumptions and beliefs about student motivation Teachers come to teaching with assumptions and beliefs about student motivation[…]
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An interesting perspective on music education and research
An article by Nielsen (2009) has caught my attention because it discusses how music teachers in the classroom connect with music education research. More appropriately, the article points to the issue that little music education research is relayed to music classroom teachers and vice versa.
Read moreModels of talent development in music – Part 3
Models of talent development in music – Part 3 Following on from Part 1 and Part 2 about models of[…]
Read moreModels of talent development in music – Part 2
Models of talent development in music – Part 2 Csikszentmihalyi, Rathunde, and Whalen (1993) conducted a study of talented teenagers[…]
Read moreMotivation of music students: An SDT perspective
Motivation of music students: An SDT perspective Music education lacks a cohesive motivational framework. Much of what is known about[…]
Read moreEffects of verbal praise on music students’ motivation
Effects of verbal praise on music students’ motivation Droe (2013) considered the effects of different types of verbal praise on[…]
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The effect of self-regulation strategy instruction on music performance achievement
The effect of self-regulation strategy instruction on music performance achievement Self-regulation has been revealed as an important aspect of the[…]
Read moreMindsets and Musicians
Mindsets and Musicians Ever thought about the mindset of your students? Dweck’s (1988) theory of intelligence is relevant here as[…]
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