AQ and Music Instruction: The Key That Instructors Need to Enhance Learners AQ and Music Instruction: The Key That Instructors Need to Enhance Learners

Abstract

  Adversity Quotient (AQ) is an approach that be coined, studied, and published by Paul G. Stoltz. This is a main factor influencing musical instrument performance learning achievement because AQ is a form of reactions or behaviors that learners perform when they face problems. As a matter of fact, music practicing is like overcoming difficulties. The more learners practice playing music, the more they encounter problems. If they overcome plenty of obstacles, they can acquire more skills as a result. Therefore, AQ is what music instructors should perceive, understand, and enhance for their learners. This can help learners learn playing musical instruments successfully. AQ is a characteristic that can be enhanced at every pace of life. Stoltz presented the LEAD sequence as a technique to develop AQ to be at a higher level. The author has applied this technique as a conceptual base in designing sequence to enhance AQ for music learners. The sequence has been designed into four steps, that is, 1) Stop Practicing - Start Listening is a rest for stop negative thinking of learners and makes them vent the stress they are facing. This step makes the instructors listen to their adversity response. 2) Explore Origins - Clear Responsibility, to engage learners to know their responsibility for practicing and realize their control over the obstacles. 3) True/False Discrimination, this step helps learners can validate, dispute and eliminate their catastrophic thinking. 4) Make Better, the instructors help learners to plan and write the details of practicing include setting the goal with learners.