Remedial Instructional Package in Beat and Rhythmic Pattern for Beginner Piano Students Aged 6-9 Years

Abstract

The purposes of this study were 1) to create a remedial instructional package in beat and rhythmic patterns for beginner piano students age 6-9 years with an efficiency of 70/70, 2) to compare the students’ achievement using pretest and posttest scores, and 3) to study the satisfaction of the students toward this remedial instructional package. The research instruments were 1) remedial instructional package in beat and rhythmic patterns for beginner piano students aged 6-9 years and consisted of 1.1) an exercise book, 1.2) a teaching plan, 1.3) a table for evaluating pretest (formative) test and posttest, 1.4) a music CD for music lessons, and 2) satisfaction questionnaire. The sample group was 15 beginner piano students, aged 6-9 years old, who had studied in a private class in a music institution. The statistics used in this research including percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test at statistically significant level 0.05.

The results of the research were as follows: 1) the creation of remedial instructional package in beat and rhythmic pattern for beginner piano students aged 6-9 years had an efficiency of (E1/E2) of 75.99/ 82.06, 2) posttest scores were higher than the pretest scores at the statistically significant level of 0.05, and 3) the satisfaction of the students towards the remedial instructional package in beat and rhythmic pattern for beginner piano students aged 6-9 years was at the highest level.