Factors which influence a child\u27s decision about musical instrument

Izbira glasbila je ena izmed prvih samostojnih odločitev otroka, ki mu omogoči vstop v ustvarjalni svet glasbe. Naš namen je bil raziskati področje dejavnikov in vplivov na otrokovo izbiro glasbila. Teoretični del diplomske naloge obširno obravnava različne vplive na otrokovo izbiro glasbila. Dodano je poglavje o otrocih s posebnimi potrebami in glasbila ter izdelava improviziranih inštrumentov. V empiričnem delu smo uporabili deskriptivno in kavzalno neeksperimentalno metodo empiričnega pedagoškega raziskovanja. Rezultate smo pridobili s pomočjo anketega vprašalnika 352 učencev glasbenih šol v Sloveniji in jih statistično preverili s Hi-kvadrat preizkusom. S pomočjo anketiranega vzorca smo ugotovili, da sta na učence v največji meri vplivala zvok glasbila ter radovednost, interes in volja do igranja glasbila, najmanj pa računalnik ter vzgojitelji v vrtcu. Z raziskavo želimo predstaviti in približati rešitve, kako lahko pri vsakemu dejavniku posebej pomagamo tudi drugi (starši, učitelji, bližnji) in s tem usmerimo otroka na pravo pot pri izbiri glasbila, brez vsiljevanja našega mnenja in izključno le takrat, ko si otrok to sam želi.Choosing the music instrument is one of the first decisions a child makes on his own, and it opens his door to a creative world of music. Our purpose was to explore factors that influence a child’s choice of a musical instrument. It is addressed at length in the theoretical part of this thesis. Also a part of it are chapters about children with special needs in music, and making of improvised musical instruments. The empirical part is based on a descriptive non-experimental method of empirical pedagogical research. We obtained the results with a questionnaire solved by 352 students of 8 music schools in Slovenia and we statistically verified them with a Chi-square test. We studied the survey sample and concluded that most students are influenced by sound of the instrument, followed by curiosity, interest and will to play a specific instrument, and least by computer and kindergarten teacher. The goal of this research is to present and familiarize with the solutions to how we (parents, teachers and family) can help guide a child to choosing an instrument without forcing our own opinion and only when a child expresses interest