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Michael Feldhaus; Friederike Koehler; Eva Schurig; Suvi Saarikallio; Gunter Kreutz – Educational Psychology, 2025
Previous work by Hille and Schupp (2015) examined the associations between learning a musical instrument (ML) in childhood and cognitive functioning, academic achievement, personality measures and perceived control using a longitudinal data set, the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP). In this article we replicate major parts of this study by…
Descriptors: Music Education, Cognitive Ability, Academic Achievement, Personality Traits
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David Baker; Susan Hallam; Kevin Rogers – British Journal of Music Education, 2023
Much previous international research has demonstrated links between general school attainment and active engagement with music. The research reported here compared the change in examination outcomes in English and mathematics in national examinations at ages 11 and 16 of instrumentalists and non-instrumentalists. Data from 701 pupils showed…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Musical Instruments, Educational Attainment
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Regier, Bradley J. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2022
The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between high school jazz band directors' efficacious sources, self-efficacy for teaching strategies, and pedagogical behaviors. Participants (N = 264) completed the Jazz Band Director Self-Efficacy for Teaching Strategies Scale and responded to items about their formal and informal learning…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Music Teachers, Music Education, Musical Instruments