Children's Feelings about Piano Performances across a Year of Study

Autor/inn/en	Ryan, Charlene; Boucher, Helene; Ryan, Gina
Titel	Children's Feelings about Piano Performances across a Year of Study
Quelle	In: International Journal of Music Education, 40 (2022) 3, S.392-406 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ryan, Charlene) ORCID (Ryan, Gina)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0255-7614
DOI	10.1177/02557614211066342
Schlagwörter	Young Children; Music Education; Performance; Student Attitudes; Time; Emotional Response; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Musikerziehung; Achievement; Leistung; Schülerverhalten; Zeit; Emotionales Verhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	Solo performance is a common experience for children learning to play an instrument, yet the research literature on these experiences is limited, with a focus on older children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to examine younger children's feelings about performance over the course of a year of study. Forty-one children were interviewed about their piano lessons and performance experiences at the end of two consecutive semesters of study. They also responded to a pictorial scale on their feelings about performance at each interview and again at two piano recitals. Results indicate that children are remarkably consistent in their feelings about performing in piano recitals, with few significant changes over time and context. Correlation analyses indicate changes in the relationships between feelings about performance and certain study variables over time--in particular age, liking of lessons, liking of performing, practice time, and perception of being good at piano. In the fall term, gender and age are significant predictors of feelings about performance, with younger children and boys feeling most positive. In the spring, the findings shift and the only significant predictor is children's liking of piano lessons. Implications and directions for further research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01