Students’ motivation has often been the subject of discussion in the field of music education. This article reports on an exploration of students’ motivation during their first year of attending music lessons in Cypriot lower secondary schools (Year 7). This study was a longitudinal study tracking the students (N = 170) over one academic year. The first questionnaire was completed as students entered secondary school and the second at the end of their first year when students had encountered the new Cypriot music curriculum for the first time. The findings indicate that students’ overall motivation by the end of their first year at secondary school had diminished. As noted in previous research, problems with student motivation in school music were persistent, notwithstanding changes to the curriculum. The implications of the findings to enhance students’ motivation were examined, and future research directions are discussed.

在音乐教育领域，学生的动机经常成为讨论的主题。本文报道了在塞浦路斯初中（七年级）上音乐课的第一年学生的学习动机的探索。本研究是一项追踪学生的纵向研究（N= 170）超过一学年。当学生进入中学时，完成了第一份问卷；在第一年末，当学生第一次接触到新的塞浦路斯音乐课程时，完成了第二份问卷。调查结果表明，到中学一年级结束时，学生的总体动力已经减弱。如先前的研究所述，尽管课程有所变化，但学校音乐中学生动机的问题仍然存在。研究结果对提高学生动机的意义进行了探讨，并讨论了未来的研究方向。