The Relationship of Music Self-Esteem to Degree of Participation in School and Out-of-School Music Activities Among Upper-Elementary Students
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The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of music self-esteem to music activity participation among upper-elementary students. The subjects, 252 fifth- and sixth-grade students, attended one of three schools located in a moderate-size school district or a nearby rural school. The Self-Esteem of Music Ability scale (SEMA) and an experimenter-devised background questionnaire (grade, gender, degree of participation in school and out-of-school music activities) were administered. Results indicated significant (p