Musical Motivation: Towards a model synthesising the research
- 1 September 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Music Education Research
- Vol. 4 (2), 225-244
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1461380022000011939
Abstract
This article explores motivation to participate in music making activities. It examines historical and current theories of motivation and sets out a model describing the way that the characteristics of the individual including, personality, self-concept and personal goals interact with the environment to influence motivation and subsequent behaviour. The environment may include culture and sub-cultures, society, time, place, institutions, family and peers and the rewards and punishments that these offer. The article then explores research relating to motivation to actively participate in music. This supports the notion that musical motivation is determined by complex interactions between the individual and the environment within which they find themselves. The article concludes with a consideration of directions for future research.Keywords
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