The purpose of this study is to investigate the improvement of the activities on their self-esteem and the qualitative contents of high school students in special classes experiences through the structured musical instrumental playing activities.
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the improvement of the activities on their self-esteem and the qualitative contents of high school students in special classes experiences through the structured musical instrumental playing activities.
The subjects of this study were two male and three female students who were between first- and third-year students in S High School located in Kyungki Province, and they were selected after the consultation with teachers in charge of the special classes. Among the students who could read and understand the test paper, those who were passive and shrinking, who had difficulty in adapting themselves to school life, or who had difficulty in home were selected to be the subjects. The selection of the subjects were considered of the factors of self-esteem test, and all of the subjects were accompanied with intellectual disability.
In this study, the structured musical instrumental playing activities consisted of four steps including relationship formation, promotion of self-expression ability, promotion of social interaction, and music therapy completion, and the activities were performed twice per week, a total of 16 times. The changes in self-esteem were observed in both quantitative and qualitative researches. In the quantitative research, the changes were investigated by the comparison of the self-esteem scores before and after implementation of program. Also, in order to identify the qualitative changes in self-esteem, the subjects were researched on the experiences from the structured musical instrumental playing activities and were asked to answer for test paper after the completion of each session.
Firstly, the scores of the self-esteem of the students in high school special classes participating in the structured musical instrumental playing activities as a music therapy showed statistically significant differences (p<.05) after the program when compared to those before the program. The averages of all the subjects as the students in high school special classes increased when compared to those of the pre-test, and all the five subjects were enhanced in the scores of self-esteem.
Secondly, the results of the description and analysis of the musical & verval expressions of the subjects by sessions in order to identify the changes in the self-esteem structured musical instrumental playing activities despite of individual differences in their properties, experienced positive emotions and affirmative self-confidence through the playing activities and positive interactions were revealed to increase in the groups. The results and musical experiences of the subjects indicate that the structured musical instrumental playing activities are effective as a therapeutic intervention method.