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Why Do I Like Playing Instruments? Individual Course on Instrument Playing as an After-School Activity

In addition to music schools, children can learn how to play an instrument at various centers, workshops and associations which offer individual courses of playing various instruments. Usually, all registered participants are admitted to the course without conducting an examination of musical abilities. Courses are adapted to the student, his abilities and interests, a lower or greater ability to learn and musical knowledge and skills. Contemporary research findings suggest that musical activities, especially instrument playing activities, brings about many benefits: enhanced learning, physical and mental health, coordination and motor skills, social skills and self-confidence. Also, playing an instrument contributes to better time management, concentration and successful dealing with feelings of tension and stress. For the purpose of this paper, a survey with the students from Music education center Akord in Osijek was conducted. The aim was to find out the following: reasons why respondents enroll in the course of playing an instrument; how they feel when they play an instrument and why; what kind of music they prefer to play; whether they feel that playing an instrument affects their ability to learn, their concentration, time-managing skills, emotion management, social skills and self-confidence; with regard to the examined variables (gender, age, years of playing an instrument, family music tradition). The results of the study show that participants think that playing instruments positively influences their cognitive abilities and social skills, and especially emotions. Also, different sociodemographic variables have a statistically significant influence on the choice of instrument, the musical preference of participants, as well as their attitudes about the effect of playing on their own cognitive abilities and socio-emotional skills. To conclude, the individual play of an instrument contributes to the development of musical abilities and the acquisition of musical tastes of an individual. It also contributes to the more successful free-time management and thus serves to mitigate the negative impact of mass media on culture and society as a whole.

after-school activity, playing instruments, individual course, student attitudes

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