Enhancing Music Learning Motivation: An ARCS-Based Curriculum

We developed a Music Learning Motivation Curriculum (MLM) Curriculum based on Keller’s ARCS Model of Motivation for a general music course. The curriculum incorporates the model’s four components: Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction. Each lesson integrates these components to enhance student motivation. This article describes a twelve-lesson curriculum designed for implementation in a university general music education classroom. It analyzes results from the self-adapted Music Lesson Content Motivation Survey (based on Keller’s Instructional Materials Motivation Survey, or IMMS), administered at the course’s conclusion. Results from a three-question course learning survey administered after each lesson are also included.