Perception of Malaysian secondary school wind band members towards practicing / Mohamed Zakian Mohamed Sulhi

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that motivate Malaysian Secondary schools wind band members to practice. The study were conducted in two selected boarding schools in Malaysia. The schools that have been selected are Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah, Putrajaya and Sekolah Seri Puteri, Cyberjaya. The respondents of this study was 100 wind band members from both schools, 50 respondents were from Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah and the remaining 50 were from Sekolah Seri Puteri. The results of this study shows that the secondary school wind band members in Malaysia really enjoys playing their musical instruments. The results also shows that the students do not like to be compared to their peers during practice sessions. This may affect their self-esteem hence they do not like to attend practices. From the study, it could be concluded that the main reason for wind band students to make an effort to practice is to get better at playing music and develop their musical skills.