THE PRIORITY NEEDS OF SCHOOL MUSIC BAND MANAGEMENT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL UNDER THE OFFICE OF SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA 2

Abstract

Objectives of this study were 1. To study the priority needs in the management of school music bands at the secondary school level under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office 2.2. To study the guidelines for the development of school band management at the secondary school level. The population used in the research were 90 teachers and other personnel involved in the management of the music school bands. The instrument used in the study was a 5-level estimation scale questionnaires with  factual reliability value of 0.899 and an expected reliability value of 0.817. The statistics used to analyze the data were frequency, mean, standard deviation and Modified Priority Needs Index.

The results of the research revealed that on the management aspect, the needs with highest PNI_modified (0.60) was the requirements for equipment and working space. However, when considered the items with highest score on PNI_modified Index, it was found that school’s fund raising for quality music instruments ranked the highest (0.60) followed with the administrators’ participation in the bands’ new student’s recruitment campaign.  The guidelines for the music school bands management were having a representative from administrator team to be a member of the music band committee so that school administrators will understand more of their conditions and problems in the operation of the school music bands which include financial support, instruments and working space, and the support for the band new student recruitment campaign.