The Development of Music Skill Training Exercise from Rong Ngeng Songs for Students of The Piano Music Studio Surat Thani Province

Abstract

The purpose of this research was 1) to create a training program to develop the musical auditory skills of students, 2) to evaluate the effectiveness of the training program in developing basic musical auditory skills using the song "Rong Ngaeng" based on the 80/80 standard, and 3) to compare the achievement of students before and after learning with the developed auditory skill training program. The sample consisted of 20 students enrolled in piano lessons at The Piano Music Studio, Koh Samui District, Surat Thani Province. The study lasted for 6 weeks, with one session per week, each lasting 1 hour. The research tools included: 1) the auditory skill development training program using the song "Rong Ngaeng," 2) instructional plan, 3) a pre-test, 4) a mid-test, and 5) a post-test. Data collection was conducted using theoretical and practical tests. Data analysis was performed by comparing scores from the mid-test and post-test (E1, E2) as well as the pre-test and post-test to evaluate the effectiveness of the training program and compare the academic achievement of the students. The results indicated that the developed training program had an effectiveness of 52.35/96.8, which exceeded the established standard of 80/80. The average post-test scores for the development of auditory skills from the song "Rong Ngaeng" showed significant improvement over pre-test scores at the .05 level, demonstrating that the systematically designed training program, based on traditional music, effectively enhanced students’ basic music learning skills and led to clear developmental progress in line with the objectives of the study.