Students’ Musical Preferences for Major and Minor Compositions

Cilj ovoga istraživanja bio je ispitati učeničke preferencije klasične glazbe, učeničke preferencije klasične glazbe u duru i u molu te utjecaj poznatosti na učeničke preferencije klasične glazbe. Istraživanje je provedeno u veljači 2019. godine. U okviru istraživanja primijenjen je upitnik općih podataka te skala procjene za ispitivanje preferencija glazbenih ulomaka na uzorku od 250 učenika drugih, trećih, sedmih i osmih razreda osnovne škole. Rezultati potvrđuju da su dob i spol značajni prediktori preferencija klasične glazbe. Djevojčice u odnosu na dječake te mlađi učenici u odnosu na starije učenike preferiraju klasičnu glazbu. Dobiveni rezultati ukazuju na to da učenici preferiraju klasičnu glazbu u molu, nego u duru. Konačno, poznavanje glazbe pokazalo se značajnim faktorom koji utječe na glazbene preferencije učenika, što je u skladu s brojnim dosadašnjim istraživanjima.The aim of this research was to explore students’ music preferences for classical music, their music preferences of classical music in major and minor and the impact of familiarity on students’ music preferences. The research was conducted in February 2019. As part of the research, a general data questionnaire and an assessment scale were used to examine the preferences of musical passages on a sample of 250 students attending the second, the third, the seventh and the eighth grade in elementary school. The results confirmed that the age and the gender are significant predictors of classical music preferences. Girls compared to boys and younger students compared to older students shows greater preferences for classical music. The obtained results indicate that students prefer more classical music in minor than in major. Finally, familiarity of music is a significant factor which effects on student’s music preferences which is in accordance with numerous previous researches