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Table 14. Non- Music Skills 14 Music Teachers and Musicians Survey Results
NON MUSIC
SKILLS
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Neither
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Know What You Want
5
%35.71
7
%50
2
%14.28
Developing a Career
5
%35.71
9
%64.28
Business Planning
and Marketing
5
%35.71
5
%35.71
4
%28.57
Technology
4
%28.57
7
%50
3
%21.42
Life Management
2
%14.28
9
%64.28
3
%21.42
Language
2
%14.28
2
%14.28
8
%57.14
2
%14.28
According to the Table 13 survey results of Music Teachers and Musicians
Developing Career has the highest frequency.
According to the survey results of music teachers and musicians
suggestions for music
skills are
Leading Spirit, Charismatic Character, Innovative Character, Communicate with
the Audience, Information of Stage Presentation, To be able to Attract the Audience, Business
Skills, Perseverance, Discipline, Be able to Target Ability to Make It, The Love of Music
(F2),
Curiosity to Personal Development, Interest in the Fine Arts, Being a Good Reader-
Literary Accumulation, Love of Nature and Animals and
Be Sensitive to Global Disaster.
4. Conclusion and Recommendations:
All data can be summarized with these two fallows tables.
Table 15. Music Skills Total 135 Participants Survey Results
MUSIC SKILLS
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Good Sight Reading
50
%37.03
55
%40.74
26
%19.25
2
%1.48
2
%1.48
Music History
Knowledge
27
%20
61
%45.18
38
%28.14
8
%5.92
1
%0.74
Good Voice Training
22
%16.29
41
%30.37
58
%42.96
14
%10.37
1
%0.74
Good Instrument
Education
57
%42.22
54
%40
20
%14.81
4
%2.96
Stage Experience
51
%37.77
51
%37.77
24
%17.77
6
%4.44
3
%2.22
Song Writing
5
%3.70
20
%14.81
58
%42.96
40
%29.62
12
%8.88
Correct and Regular
Practice
71
%52.59
43
%31.85
17
%12.59
2
%1.48
2
%1.48
Music Industry
Knowledge
7
%5.18
42
%31.11
59
%43.70
22
%16.29
2
%1.48
Postgraduate
Education
18
%13.33
38
%28.14
38
%28.14
15
%11.11
26
%19.25
In conclusion according to the data of Table 15
Good Instrument Education, Correct
and Regular Practice and
Good Sight Reading are a music skills, have the highest positive
frequency 131.
Song Writing has %38.5 negative percent and
Postgraduate Education has
%30.36 negative percent. According to the result for being successful in music as a musician,
should have
Good Instrument Education, should do
Correct and Regular Practice and should
Read Sight-reading Well. Even these you do not need to be good at song writing and
postgraduate education is unnecessary according to the data.
According to the results suggestions for music skills with higher frequencies are
Intonation (F2),
Aural Skills (F3),
Predisposition to Instruments (F2),
Accompaniment (F2),
Rhythmical Skills (F2),
Phycology (F2),
Be Curious (F2), and
Good Relationship with People
(F2).
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Table 16. Non- Music Skills Total Survey Results
NON MUSIC
SKILLS
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Know What You Want
60
%44.44
56
%41.48
17
%12.59
1
%0.74
Developing a Career
51
%37.77
63
%46.66
18
%13.33
1
%0.74
1
%0.74
Business Planning
and Marketing
25
%18.51
42
%31.11
49
%36.29
14
%10.37
2
%1.48
Technology
27
%20
57
%42.22
43
%31.85
6
%4.44
1
%0.74
Life Management
36
%26.66
65
%48.14
27
%20
6
%4.44
Language
47
%34.81
38
%28.14
32
%23.70
12
%8.88
5
%3.70
According to the data of Table 16
Know What You Want has the highest positive
frequency 133 and percent %98.51.
Developing a Career has the second highest positive
frequency 132 and percent %97.76.
Life Management has the third highest positive frequency
125 and percent %94.8.
According to the result for being successful in music as a musician
you should
Know What You Want, you should
Develop Your Career and you should
Make the
Life Management.
According to the results suggestions for non-music skills with higher frequencies are:
Self-confidence (F5),
Discipline (F4),
To Be Good Programmed and Planning Well
(F3),
Being Respectful (F2),
Management (F2),
Being Social (F2),
Communication Skills (F2),
Thoughts (F2),
Lifelong Research Interest (F2),
Know at Least Two Foreign Languages (F2),
The Love of Music (F2).
Pursuing a career in music is one of the most challenging and
satisfying things you can
do. (Hallam&Gaunt, 2012) It was thought that this study will help musicians to be more
successful in their music career.
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