%0 Journal Article %T Positive Teacher Influence Strategies to Improve Secondary Instrumental Students¡¯ Motivation and Perceptions of Self %A Olivia Gail Tucker %J Update: Applications of Research in Music Education %@ 1945-0109 %D 2018 %R 10.1177/8755123317733109 %X Asmus¡¯s model of achievement motivation in music established a framework for the study of motivation in music education. Student perceptions of self were included in the model as a dynamic factor in student motivation to accomplish music learning tasks. Research has revealed further teacher influence on student motivation and perceptions of self since Asmus¡¯s article. This article reviews literature on positive secondary instrumental music teacher influence on student motivation and perceptions of self. Research is organized around four practical areas of teacher influence: (a) word choice, (b) performance experiences, (c) intrinsic motivation, and (d) environments. Strategies for positive influence in these areas are then offered %K attributions %K intrinsic motivation %K motivation %K perceptions of self %K secondary instrumental music %K self-concept %K self-determination %K self-efficacy %K teacher influence %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/8755123317733109