A study of university students’ attitudes towards contemporary music in Guangxi Arts University in Nanning, China / Feng Yue

Feng , Yue (2017) A study of university students’ attitudes towards contemporary music in Guangxi Arts University in Nanning, China / Feng Yue. Masters thesis, University of Malaya.

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      Abstract

      The purpose of this study was to investigate the students’ attitudes toward contemporary music in university. A sample of 100 music students from Guangxi Arts University in Nanning, China participated in this study. The survey designed for this study contained a set of questions that investigated on the students’ attitudes toward the contemporary music. The data analysis included descriptive statistics, T-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) to evaluate the music students’ attitudes. In general, the findings revealed that the attitude scores did not differ significantly by gender and music courses that have been taken in university, but was found to differ significantly by music students’ years of music learning experience. Implications for contemporary music learning and research were discussed in this paper. Recommendations for further investigation were included.

      Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
      Additional Information: Dissertation (M.A.) – Cultural Centre, University of Malaya, 2017.
      Uncontrolled Keywords: University music students; Attitudes; Contemporary music; China
      Subjects: M Music and Books on Music > MT Musical instruction and study
      Divisions: Cultural Centre
      Depositing User: Mr Mohd Safri Tahir
      Date Deposited: 08 Jul 2020 02:54
      Last Modified: 08 Jul 2020 02:54
      URI: http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/id/eprint/11316

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