QUESTIONNAIRE

Dear Students,
I am currently preparing for my BA Sitar at the University of Mauritius. As partial fulfillment of
my course, I am required to write an academic research on the subject A critical analysis of the
determinants affecting Sitar learning of students at different levels in the Mahatma Gandhi
Secondary Schools. This is mostly related to learning of Sitar in the Mahatma Gandhi
Secondary Schools.
The objective of the study is to obtain your personal views on how you view the subject of Sitar in
your school.
I should be grateful if you could kindly spare some of your time to complete the following
questionnaire by placing a tick () in the appropriate boxes or by writing your answers in the
spaces provided where applicable. All responses given in this questionnaire will be highly
valuable for the purpose of this study and will be treated in strict confidentiality.
Section A: Background information
Q1. INSTITUTION:
MAHATMA GANDHI SECONDARY SCHOOL, SOLFERINO (MGSS, SOLFERINO)

RABINDRANATH TAGORE SECONDARY SCHOOL (RTSS)

Q2. AGE GROUP:

10- 13 YEARS

14- 15 YEARS

16- 19 YEARS

MALE:

FEMALE:

Q3. ACTUAL CLASS OF STUDY:

FORM 1

FORM 2

FORM 3

FORM 4

FORM 5

LOWER 6

UPPER 6

GENERAL INFORMATION

Q4. Have you repeated any of your form class; if yes, which one?

Yes

No

(please specify).........................................................................................................................

Q5. In which category would you identify yourself?

Hindu

Muslim

Telugu

Tamil

Marathi

Chinese

Catholic

Others (Please specify below) :

None of the above

Do not want to answer

Q6. Did you join the institution (Q1 in this section) in Form 1 or at another level?

Yes

No

Please specify if not Form 1.

Section B
As you are aware, Music and Dance is compulsory in Mahatma Gandhi Secondary
Schools. This section deals when you were in Form 1 and Form 2.
Put a tick ()in the appropriate box.
Q7. Which Music and Dance subject did you opt at Form 1 level?

Vocal Hindustani

Sitar

Tabla

Bharat Natyam

Kathak

Q8. Who made the choice of the subject for you when you joined the school?

Parents

Myself

Others (please specify):

Q9. Have you studied any Music and Dance subject before joining secondary school, for
example, children course at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Moka?

Yes

No

If yes, which subject? .

Q10. Do your parents have knowledge of Indian Classical Music?

Yes

No

Section C
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Tick () in the appropriate box to show how strongly do you agree with each of the following
statements.

Strongly
Agree

Your Sitar teacher has a big

contribution in making you love
the subject.

My ethnic background helped me

understand the technical terms
easily.

Sitar helps me in my other subject

areas at school.

My parents support my sitar

learning.

My parents show interest in my

learning of the sitar.

Fairly Somewhat/ Rather Very

Agree Not Sure
Weakly Weakly
/ Not at
all

Approaches to Learning and Experience

Put a tick () in the appropriate box to show how strongly do you agree with each of the
following statements.

Q11. What type of music do you usually prefer? (You can choose one or more categories)

Sitar music

Violin music

Tabla music

Mridangam music

Vocal Hindustani music

Vocal Carnatic music

Kathak Dance

Bharat Natyam

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Kucchipudi

Motivation
Q12. Are you currently enrolled in the Sitar course?

Yes

No

If yes, at which level of the course are you?

Certificate 1

Certificate 2

Certificate 3

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Advance certificate 1

Advance certificate 2

Q13. Are you aware that the Mahatma Gandhi Institute and its Regional Centres offer Sitar
courses after school hours?

Yes (if Yes, answer below)

No

How?

Sitar teacher

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Parents

Friends

Siblings

Relatives (other than parents and siblings)

Newspaper

Brochures

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Television

Internet

Posters at school

Others (please specify).................................................................................................................

Q14. If the contact hours at school are not sufficient, would you like to join the evening
classes at the MGI or any other MGI Centres?

Yes

No

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Self-Appraisal
Q15. Finally, how well do you see your performance in Sitar? Please try to rate yourself
objectively, based on the feedback from your teachers and grades. Tick () accordingly.

Very
well

Well

Quite well
7

About
average
5

Not so well
4

Rather badly
2

Q17. Any other comments you would like to add?

END OF QUESTIONNAIRE
Have you answered every question? Kindly check.
I am very grateful to you for spending the time completing this questionnaire.

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