Abstract:
The objectives of this research were: 1) to develop a teaching model to promote music memorization for piano students aged 11-12: 2) to compare three learning outcomes: piano performance from memory skills, comprehension skill, and attitude of students whom were taught by the teaching model developed versus students whom were taught by a skill-oriented lesson plan. The research implemented a quasi-experimental research strategy. The participants were 16 Junior Advanced Course students aged 11-12. The participants were divided into an experimental group and a control group of eight students each. The five research instruments were: 1) lesson plans. 2) piano performance from memory test. 3) comprehension test. 4) attitude test. and 5) behavior observation form. The data analysis consisted of t-test and descriptive statistics. The findings were: 1) the teaching model promoting music memorization for piano students aged 11-12 has two major lesson plans: analytical skill-based lessons and practical technique skill-based lessons: 2) regarding the learning outcomes of two groups. 2.1) there was no significant difference between the experimental group and the control group in piano performance from memory skills at the .05 level 2.2) students in the experimental group (M = 25.50, SD = 4.31) showed significantly higher comprehension outcomes than that students in the control group (M =17, SD = 3.93) at .05 level 2.3) the attitude scores were gathered from students learning outcomes and learning behavior. For the learning outcomes, there was no significant difference between the two groups in attitude at the .05 level. Both the average learning behaviors scores of the experimental group (M = 2.53, SD = 0.50 ) and control group (M =2.62, SD = 0.55) were at a high level (2.35-3.00) 2.4) There was no significant difference between the experimental group and the control group in all three learning outcomes at the .05 level.