When young people leave the musical world of their school environment, a lack of clear routes into adult musical engagement brings a risk of wasted ability, motivation and enjoyment, which arguably undermines the value of music education. This study explored the factors that influence continued musical participation among young British adults who had been actively engaged in school music. Musical participation is defined in this research as group music-making in either a formal or informal setting. Participants (n = 102) completed an online questionnaire or were interviewed (n = 6) about their past and present musical experiences along with future expectations for music-making. The stark headline finding was that while 87% of participants had intended to continue with music-making beyond school, only 48% had found groups to join. Nonetheless, 78% expected to continue with music-making in the future. Our research therefore suggests that any break from musical participation need not be permanent for individuals who have established strong musical identities through their early experiences. To conclude, we present a model of lifelong musical participation that illustrates the influences, motivations and choices that contribute to sustained musical engagement.

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独自加入：影响年轻人离开学校后音乐参与的因素


当年轻人离开学校环境中的音乐世界时，缺乏明确的成人音乐参与途径会带来浪费能力、动力和乐趣的风险，这可以说削弱了音乐教育的价值。本研究探讨了影响积极参与学校音乐的英国年轻人继续参与音乐的因素。在本研究中，音乐参与被定义为在正式或非正式环境中进行集体音乐创作。参与者 （n = 102） 完成了一份在线问卷或接受了采访 （n = 6），了解他们过去和现在的音乐经历以及未来对音乐制作的期望。一个明显的发现是，虽然 87% 的参与者打算在校后继续从事音乐创作，但只有 48% 的参与者找到了加入的团体。尽管如此，78% 的人预计未来会继续从事音乐制作。因此，我们的研究表明，对于通过早期经历建立了强烈音乐身份的人来说，任何退出音乐参与都不一定是永久性的。总而言之，我们提出了一个终身音乐参与的模型，它说明了有助于持续音乐参与的影响、动机和选择。