The International Journal of Pedagogy and Curriculum

<p>Motivation is essential for the process of learning to play a musical instrument. This study attempts to analyze<br>the academic motivation as well as the motivational climate perceived by the students in the conservatories of music for<br>professional training. The study primarily focuses on the independent variables related to the social and family<br>environments, and how they interact with student motivation. The method used is descriptive with a quasi-experimental<br>design, with an interpretive purpose. In all, 192 students from professional conservatories of Galicia (Spain)<br>participated in the study, and the…