EXPLORING THE EFFECT OF MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS ON VALUE AWARENESS AMONG ADOLESCENT STUDENTS

Abstract

The present paper aims at studying the effect of Musical Compositions (integrating scholastic subject’s specific concepts and associated values) on Value Awareness among the adolescent students. In the present study, ‘Music’ as a medium for developing Value Awareness among adolescent students was chosen (Vaidya, 2004). The present research was based on the experimental research method which utilized the quasi-experimental pre-post-test research design with the control group. Purposive method of sampling was adopted for the selection of school from Agra city. 56 adolescent students within 12-15 age group was selected randomly from two sections of VIII standard of a school in Agra as the experimental (N=28) and the control group (N=28). Musical Compositions (integrating scholastic subject’s specific concepts and associated values) based on Indian Classical Ragas (Bilawal, Bhoopali, and khmaj) were  taught to the experimental group for a period of 16 weeks (50 days, onehour session for four days per week) in order to develop awareness of values among the adolescent students. The scholastic concepts of subjects like Science and Social Science were taught to the control group by the traditional method of teaching. The data were recorded on quantitative as well as qualitative measures. For the collection of quantitative data Value Assessment Questionnaire (developed by the researcher), and for qualitative data observation technique was employed. The consolidated data were tabulated and analyzed to meet the purpose of the study. The pre-post-test scores were calculated by using t-test and findings of the study revealed the insignificant difference in Value Awareness between the control and the experimental group. It was found that music facilitates learning of concepts and strengthens self-confidence, self-discipline, and cooperation among the adolescent students, but it does not have the significant effect on value awareness in total.