 Name ______________________ Age __________ Grade __________ Date _______1.What
was your first musical memory?_________________________________________________
2.What
influenced you to choose your present instrument? __________________________________
3.Which
relatives are involved with music? _______________________________________________
4.Were
you always interested in music?By
what age? ___________________________________
5.What
musical instruments are in your house? __________________________________________
6.Did
your parents sing for you when you were a child? _______ Do they sing now?
____________
7.What
are or were your grandparent’s attitudes toward music? ___________________________
8.Do
you sing when you are alone? ______ Do you sing with your family? ____________________
9.Do
you have good friends who are involved with music in some way? ______________________
10.Do
you have a CD collection? _______ Do you have CD’s of your instrument?
_____________
11.Do
you listen to classical music on the FM radio? ____________________________________
12.Do
you listen to jazz on the FM, CD’s, or TV? ___ Do you have non-rock CD’s?
___________
13.What
live concerts have you been to in the last three years______________________________
14.To
what age do you hope to continue playing at the top of your playing skill?
_______________
15.Can
you picture yourself involved with music (playing, singing) as an adult?
_________________
16.Who
is your musical role model? In your family? _____________ Other? _________________
17.Can
you picture yourself involved with music as a grandparent? _________________________
18.Do
you hope to study some kind of music in college? (Band, Choir, Theory)
________________
19.Can
you picture your children being influenced by your musical example? __________________
20.Can
you picture yourself ever making any money playing your instrument? __________________
21.Do
you know anyone who makes money playing music? Who? _________________________
22.Do
you ever just sit in a chair and listen to music as your only activity?
____________________
23.On
a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being best, how well do you want to play? __________________
24.How
well do you think you play now compared to friends? _____________________________
25.On
the same scale, how well do you think you will play in four years? _____________________
26.Using
the same scale, how would you rate your current practice habits? ___________________
27.Using
the same scale, how do you think your practice habits could become? ________________
28.What
would your practice habits be if sports participation was limited to the
same number of
hours
per week that you presently put into music participation? _____________________________________
29.Does
sports demand more of your time than you are comfortable giving it? ________
30.Does
any other area of you life demand more time and energy than you are comfortable
giving it? _________________________________________
Can you get your schedule under control? ____________ 31.What
do you picture your hobbies and free time being when you are thirty?
_________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 32.What
will make the biggest difference in your playing? (Circle all that apply).
More practice, better practice, a new instrument, fewer missed lessons,
summer lessons, longer lessons, less sports involvement, a balanced schedule,
trying harder, longer practice sessions, more practice sessions per week,
more scale and exercise practice, more duet and solo practice, more band
music practice, or less practice of any above.
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