Efektivitas Musik Klasik terhadap Stres Guru SLB di Medan (Studi Musik Klasik Beethoven)

Abstract

Special Needs School (SLB) teachers in Medan often experience work-related stress due to the demands of teaching students with complex and diverse needs and characteristics. Unmanaged stress can negatively affect teaching quality and the psychological well-being of teachers. Classical music, especially Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, is known to have a relaxing effect that can potentially reduce stress levels. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of Beethoven’s classical music in lowering work-related stress among SLB teachers. The method used was a quasi-experiment with a within-subject pretest-posttest design, involving 12 female teachers as participants. The intervention consisted of listening to Moonlight Sonata for 20–30 minutes over a period of two weeks, and stress levels were measured using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Results from the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test showed a significant reduction in stress (p < 0.002), indicating that Beethoven’s classical music is effective as a simple intervention to reduce work-related stress among SLB teachers.