MOTIVATION AND DISCIPLINE IN MUSIC EDUCATION

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MOTIVATION AND DISCIPLINE IN MUSIC EDUCATION

• MOTIVATION the total of all forces that cause a
  person to expend energy doing one thing rather
  than another. Arousing student interest,
  kindling group spirit, and encouraging student
  actions are all forms of motivation.

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MOTIVATION AND DISCIPLINE IN MUSIC EDUCATION

• DISCIPLINE the conduct that results from
  training. It involves learning to act in
  accordance with established rules, in a manner
  that is socially agreed-upon as appropriate in a
  given situation.

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MOTIVATION AND DISCIPLINE IN MUSIC EDUCATION

• Motivation
• there are several natural motivating factors that
  come into play when working with teenagers in
  some areas of music education
• students involved in elective music performance
  groups or classes are already motivated to a
  certain degree or they would not be there
• peer pressure to conform can be used in an
  advantageous manner in motivating students toward
  elective performance participation and subsequent
  achievement.
• Teenagers have a strong need for a sense of
  belonging. Music groups serve this need as well
  or better than any other aspects of public
  education.

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MOTIVATION AND DISCIPLINE IN MUSIC EDUCATION

• Motivational Factors
• Fear/desire Some music educators feel that there
  are only two true motivational elements in
  education - fear or desire.
• Music educators who base their instructional
  approaches on fear can achieve dramatic and
  immediate results, but groups that work in a
  fearful atmosphere tend to perform