Over the past few weeks, I have been gathering research and information about my topic with respect to psychology, music, and motivation. I have found numerous helpful articles and published journals with important information about psychology and motivation. However, finding sources that correlate music and psychology is much a more difficult and challenging task. This is where I have to find information from two different topics and I have to tie them together myself. Right now, I have plenty of sources, so I am currently in the process of sorting through them and figuring out which ones are helpful for my topic and which are not beneficial at all. On the other hand, I have my final project in mind and I have begun to work on it during my free time; composing a song for orchestra while incorporating different musical styles and techniques. My goal of this is to captivate and motivate my internship students (7th grade orchestra) and make them more interested in playing their instrument.
How does the brain analyze and interpret certain pitches and rhythms to form new perceptions and stereotypes of a certain genre?
How do you motivate students to want to practice their music? Music education has been my greatest passion since the moment I knew that I wanted to teach music to kids every day for the rest of my life. I enjoy putting smiles on children’s faces while inspiring them to appreciate music and watching how it changes their lives. This topic has always been a huge interest for me and it has fascinated me to share my passion for music with others. I believe that music appreciation is a pivotal component of my personal happiness and it inspires me to achieve my goals in life and to keep persevering when I am faced with a challenging situation. My project would embody all of my own aspirations and inspirations while creating a product that would satisfy my interests and my students’. My main focus would be on my students’ passions and figuring out how they are motivated, psychologically, and what factors influence their perceptions of the sheet music that their band or orchestra teacher gives them. This seems risky and especially difficult because I would be dealing with a diverse group of individuals and musicians who are inspired by different things. However, I would use research on a variety of unique musical techniques that I could use when composing my song in order to make sure that I keep every single student interested and eager to practice it. Being a student in our school’s orchestra, I witness, on a daily basis, a large percentage of my peers in the class not caring about practicing or not being motivated to perform. I think that this is a huge, important issue in the classroom and I am determined to tackle the problem head-on; by composing a song that would captivate every musician’s personal interests and increasing productivity, enthusiasm, and music appreciation.
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