The Time Usage of College Music Majors, Non-Music Majors, and Marching Band Participants:

摘要

College marching bands face recruitment challenges each year. Many high school band students may not participate in college marching band due to concerns about adequate study time. This research was a case study that investigated the time usage of selected college students at one university. This study compared the time usage skills of four groups of undergraduate students: (a) music majors in marching band, (b) non-music majors in marching band, (c) music majors not in marching band, and (d) non-music majors not in marching band. The following research questions were addressed: (1) How do marching band members, music majors, and non-music undergraduates use their time? (2) How much time do marching band students allocate for studying compared with nona??marching band students? (3) How much time do music majors in marching band devote to practice compared with music majors not in marching band? (4) How much time do marching band members reserve for leisure-related activities compared with students not in marching band? (5) Have college music majors ever been told that marching band takes too much time? If so, is there a relationship between those students and marching band participation? Participants (N = 80) were undergraduate students at a large southern university in the United States. Data were collected through a researcher-designed time log. Results of this study indicated that nona??marching band students had more leisure time than marching band students. This study may also indicate that marching band students have adequate time for study and homework. Further research investigating marching band studentsa?? time usage seems warranted.