Learning Management Based on Suzuki Method Cooperate with Skill Practice Exercises to Develop Music Skill of Grade 8 Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to compare music practical skills in after-learning management based on the Suzuki method cooperate with skill practice exercises with the criteria of 70 percent and 70 percent of students pass the criteria, 2) to study the students' satisfaction on learning management based on the Suzuki method with skill practice exercises. The sample group consisted of 9 Grade 8 students of the music program at Mahavajiravudh Songkhla School, in Thai music practical 4 subjects, string instrument section in the second semester of the 2023 academic year. Purposive sampling was employed. The research instruments consisted of 1) 6 lesson plans using the Suzuki method cooperating with skill practice exercises, 2) 6 exercises classified by type of musical instrument namely Saw Duang, Saw Ooh, Jakay, and Kim, 3) Music practical skill evaluation and 4) a satisfaction questionnaire on learning management based on the Suzuki method cooperate with skill practice exercises. The statistics used in data analysis were mean, standard deviation, and percentage. The results of this research showed that 1) grade 8 students’ music practical skills after learning management based on the Suzuki method cooperate with skill practice exercises higher than the criteria of 70 percent with 88 percent of students passing the criteria, 2) the students' satisfaction on after learning management based on the Suzuki method cooperate with skill practice exercises was at the highest level, with the average of 4.78.