Gender Correlation Personality
The Personality and Gender Correlation to Instrument Choice
Introduction
Do personality and gender correlate to instrument choice in band, orchestra, and chorus? I chose my research question because I have interest in psychology and music. Also while in band and chorus classes, I have seen stereotypes all over and I wonder if they were real. If personality correlates with instrument choice, then people could have the best instrument chosen for their personality.
Gender Correlation Gender definitely correlates to instrument choice. Gender stereotypes have a huge influence on the student instrument choice (Bayley 2000). Woodwind instruments, besides the saxophone, and the violin considerably fit the top female biased instruments. On the other …show more content…
Reardon uses the Myers Briggs Trait Indicator to show the influence of certain Myer Briggs traits on the ensemble choice. Unlike the Introvert-Extrovert dichotomy, the Thinking-Feeling dichotomy appears to almost have significance in ensemble choice with p=.056. Intuition-Sensing and Judging-Perceiving dichotomies have no relation to ensemble choice. Reardon’s data shows a significant difference in the ensembles for the Introvert-Extrovert dichotomy. To expand, choir students prefer extroversion, unlike orchestral students who prefer introversion. In the Introvert-Extrovert dichotomy, band and chorus have a slightly important significance with .02. Surprisingly, Reardon found no momentous personality differences in any MBIT dichotomy with woodwinds and brass. In total, 43% of choir, 32% of band, and 22% of orchestra have the personality type ENFP. INFP stands as the second most frequent personality type in band at 15% and orchestra at 14%. ENFJ shows as the second most common personality type in choir at 13%. Insignificant results show for correlation between instruments (Reardon 2009). Oboe, percussion, horn, and string players prefer Introversion, while saxophone and brass, besides horn, choose Extroversion (Payne 2009, Reardon 2009). Saxophone, cello, and trumpet go for Sensing. On the contrary, horn prefers Intuition. Horn, percussion, and trumpet show Thinking in MBIT, while …show more content…
The culture of a student may affect instrument choice slightly. Physicality may have a large effect on instrument choice depending on your size. If a person who weighs 70 pounds and stands 4’ 4”, then a band director steers the person away from the tuba. Parental influence may or may not have an impact on instrument; parental influence depends on the strictness of a parent. Cost may stand as an issue for less fortunate musicians. For instance, a french horn costs much more than a clarinet, so if someone cannot afford a french horn, then the person may buy a clarinet due to the price difference. Friends influence instrument selection, because kids care about the choices their friends make and most people select their instrument at younger ages (Bayley
Introduction
Do personality and gender correlate to instrument choice in band, orchestra, and chorus? I chose my research question because I have interest in psychology and music. Also while in band and chorus classes, I have seen stereotypes all over and I wonder if they were real. If personality correlates with instrument choice, then people could have the best instrument chosen for their personality.
Gender Correlation Gender definitely correlates to instrument choice. Gender stereotypes have a huge influence on the student instrument choice (Bayley 2000). Woodwind instruments, besides the saxophone, and the violin considerably fit the top female biased instruments. On the other …show more content…
Reardon uses the Myers Briggs Trait Indicator to show the influence of certain Myer Briggs traits on the ensemble choice. Unlike the Introvert-Extrovert dichotomy, the Thinking-Feeling dichotomy appears to almost have significance in ensemble choice with p=.056. Intuition-Sensing and Judging-Perceiving dichotomies have no relation to ensemble choice. Reardon’s data shows a significant difference in the ensembles for the Introvert-Extrovert dichotomy. To expand, choir students prefer extroversion, unlike orchestral students who prefer introversion. In the Introvert-Extrovert dichotomy, band and chorus have a slightly important significance with .02. Surprisingly, Reardon found no momentous personality differences in any MBIT dichotomy with woodwinds and brass. In total, 43% of choir, 32% of band, and 22% of orchestra have the personality type ENFP. INFP stands as the second most frequent personality type in band at 15% and orchestra at 14%. ENFJ shows as the second most common personality type in choir at 13%. Insignificant results show for correlation between instruments (Reardon 2009). Oboe, percussion, horn, and string players prefer Introversion, while saxophone and brass, besides horn, choose Extroversion (Payne 2009, Reardon 2009). Saxophone, cello, and trumpet go for Sensing. On the contrary, horn prefers Intuition. Horn, percussion, and trumpet show Thinking in MBIT, while …show more content…
The culture of a student may affect instrument choice slightly. Physicality may have a large effect on instrument choice depending on your size. If a person who weighs 70 pounds and stands 4’ 4”, then a band director steers the person away from the tuba. Parental influence may or may not have an impact on instrument; parental influence depends on the strictness of a parent. Cost may stand as an issue for less fortunate musicians. For instance, a french horn costs much more than a clarinet, so if someone cannot afford a french horn, then the person may buy a clarinet due to the price difference. Friends influence instrument selection, because kids care about the choices their friends make and most people select their instrument at younger ages (Bayley