# music students: College music students' Twitter use and perceptions

Lori F. Gooding; Olivia Yinger; Dianne Gregory

doi:10.1177/8755123314552458

# music students: College music students' Twitter use and perceptions

Lori F. Gooding, Olivia Yinger, Dianne Gregory

School of Music

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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate music education and music therapy majors’ use of Twitter and their perceptions and knowledge related to policies and practices. Music majors (N = 238) from five universities in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States participated in a 16-question researcher-designed survey. Results indicated that Twitter was most often used for social purposes. Academic use of Twitter was reported less frequently. Music education majors were likely to have knowledge of Twitter-based incidences of unprofessional content. Similar Twitter usage was reported in terms of gender. Student/faculty classroom interactions involving Twitter were minimal. Implications and avenues for possible future research are discussed.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	45-53
Journal	Update: Applications of Research in Music Education
Volume	34
Issue number	2
Early online date	Oct 16 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/8755123314552458
State	Published - Feb 1 2016

Keywords

internet
music education
music therapy
social media
student
Twitter

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