Interest to pursue music studies in UiTM / Amielisa Luin.

• Main Author: Luin, Amielisa
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Curriculum; Music in colleges and universities
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/53403/1/53403.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/53403/

The purpose of this study was to determine the UiTM music students' perception about interest to pursue music studies in UiTM Shah Alam, factors that influence them to participate in music program and students' background in music before entering UiTM. A total of 130 participants participated in the study. They were from the Music Education (n = 52), Music Performing (n = 14) and Music Composition (n = 8) degree programs as well as the Diploma in Music students (n = 56). A survey questionnaire was designed to gather information about students' profile, their family musical background and the student's interest to learn music. Significant differences between programs and genders were found for reasons students to learn music at UiTM, influencing students to take music course at UiTM, students' reasons to taking music at UiTM and students opinion about studying music at UiTM.