The Effects of Competitive versus Noncompetitive Performance Goals on Music Students' Ratings of Band Performances.

Abstract

This study examined the effects of competitive versus noncompetitive performance goals on music students' ratings of band performances. Two-hundred twenty-six high school band students divided into two groups (Concert Rehearsal, n = 1 1 6, and Contest Rehearsal, n = 1 1 0) participated in this study. Subjects represented three Midwest high schools, one rated as highly competitive, another moderately competitive, and another noncompetitive. Subjects listened to two band music excerpts and rated the performances on a 10-point Likert-type scale in the categories of correct notes, correct rhythms, tone quality, intonation, expressiveness, and overall rating. While both groups heard the same excerpts, the Contest Rehearsal Group thought they were listening to a dress rehearsal prior to State Concert Band Contest and the Concert Rehearsal Group thought they were listening to a dress rehearsal prior to a spring concert. Contest Rehearsal Group subjects rated performances significantly higher in every rating category compared to the Concert Rehearsal Group. These data perhaps suggest that high school band students approach competitive and noncompetitive music performance goals differently as measured by perceived levels of performance quality.

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