Abstract
Learning to play a musical instrument is associated with different, partially conflicting emotions. This paper describes the development and psychometric properties of the Emotions while Learning an Instrument Scale (ELIS). In a longitudinal study with 545 German elementary school children factorial structure and psychometric properties were evaluated. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses confirmed a two-factor solution measuring Positive musical Emotions while Learning an Instrument (PELI) and Negative Emotions while Learning an Instrument (NELI). Both subscales yielded scores with adequate internal reliability (Cronbach’s α = .74, .86) and relatively stable retest reliabilities over 18 months (r = .11 -.56). Preliminary evidence of congruent and divergent validity of the subscales is provided. Implications for future research of musical emotional experiences in children are discussed.
Highlights
Previous research has shown that progress in learning to play a musical instrument in childhood is subject to a range of both extrinsic, e.g., parental support [1], and intrinsic influences, e.g., value beliefs [2], and self-regulation strategies [3]
This study aims to present the development and preliminary validation of a questionnaire that measures the emotional experience of children who are learning to play a musical instrument
A scree plot analysis and a parallel analysis based in the initial principal component analysis suggested a three-factor solution at T1 (Fig 1, left)
Summary
Previous research has shown that progress in learning to play a musical instrument in childhood is subject to a range of both extrinsic, e.g., parental support [1], and intrinsic influences, e.g., value beliefs [2], and self-regulation strategies [3]. This means that the failure or success of long-term music learning dependents on complex patterns of available resources and motivations [4,5,6,7].
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