Download or read book REVIEW OF THE CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC PERFORMANCE ANXIETY ITS COMORBIDITIES AVAILABLE TREATMENTS AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION written by Lucy Smith and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mental and physical health issues faced by musicians are multifaceted and generally poorly understood by most musicians, teachers and medical professionals. This monograph will provide students, educators, and institutions with a model to implement a proactive physical and mental health plan. If followed this should ensure a more positive and supportive environment for student musicians. Not only will this help students during their studies, but it will also equip them with resilience as they pursue their careers. Effectively incorporating health education and support within our education system will also benefit this generation of musicians, and every subsequent one. This will lead to a healthier environment within the music profession.In an ideal world, every music school would have a specialized team of health professionals to help address the issues faced by students, including Music Performance Anxiety and its comorbidities, such as anxiety and depression, along with Performance-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders. These common problems, many of which are inextricably linked to their chosen profession, are often dealt with poorly or ignored completely. As musicians, we study our instruments with specialists, at centers of excellence, doing research into the schools we apply for to get the best fit and highest level of education possible. The same priority should be given to our physical and mental health. Specialized treatment is available to musicians often at a prohibitive cost, creating barriers for many students. By introducing personalized care for music students within educational institutions, these resources become available to everyone who needs them.
Download or read book Music Performance Anxiety Therapies a Review of the Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Psychology of Music Performance Anxiety written by Dianna Kenny and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2011-06-16 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are some performers exhilarated and energized about performing in public, while others feel a crushing sense of fear and dread, and experience public performance as an overwhelming challenge that must be endured? What are the factors that produce such vastly different performance experiences? Why have consummate artists like Frederic Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Pablo Cassals, Tatiana Troyanos, and Barbra Streisand experienced such intense music performance anxiety? This is a disorder that can affect musicians across a range of genres and of all standards. Some of the 'cures' musicians resort to can be harmful to their health and detrimental to their playing. This is the first rigorous exposition of music performance anxiety. In this groundbreaking work, Dianna Kenny draws on a range of disciplines including psychology, philosophy, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, and performance theory in order to explain the many facets of music performance anxiety that have emerged in the empirical and clinical literature. She identifies some unifying guiding principles that will enhance our understanding of the condition and guide researchers and clinicians in the development of effective treatments. The book provides a detailed conceptual framework for the study of music performance anxiety and a review of the empirical and clinical research on the anxiety disorders. In addition it presents a thorough analysis of the concepts related to music performance anxiety, its epidemiology, and theories and therapies that may be useful in understanding and treating the condition. The voices of musicians are clearly heard throughout the book and in the final two chapters, we hear directly from musicians about how they experience it and what they do to manage it. This book will lay a firm foundation for theorizing music performance anxiety and be of enormous value interest to those in the fields of music and music education, clinical psychology, and performance studies.
Download or read book Perspectives about Musicians Performance Anxiety written by Anne Jessamine Marshall and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of the study was to explore the sources concerning musical perspectives about performance anxiety and their influence on musicians. Since this study is a review of the available literature on this topic, I used mainly books, articles and reported case studies. The problems encountered while writing this dissertation were the lack of material available on the subject of using music to deal with musicians who suffer from performance anxiety. Musicians listen to music differently from non-musicians, and therefore, when using music to deal with their performance anxiety, a different approach would have to be used. In this dissertation four main perspectives of music and their relationship to performance anxiety are discussed. My general conclusion is that, although each theory sees performance anxiety through a different light, they all have the same general thinking about performance anxiety. Performance anxiety has to be dealt with separately and differently with each musician. Unfortunately there is no set pattern or plan that can be set down to alleviate performance anxiety. However, common symptoms and useful ways to deal with them are discussed. One very important point that I realised early on in my dissertation, was that performance anxiety has to be dealt with at an early age. Young musicians often suffer severely from performance anxiety. If this can be recognised early in musicians' careers, they will start to learn to cope with the symptoms: it will become part of their learning process as musicians. I feel that there could be a more open approach to performance anxiety. Performance anxiety is often seen as a sign of weakness and is therefore often not discussed openly. The music therapist Pixie Holland says that people with a lot of stress in their lives are often not willing to admit that they have a problem coping with stress. Therefore, the first step to dealing with performance anxiety is for musicians to admit that they suffer from it and cannot cope with it by themselves. I recommend to musicians to read as much as possible about the subject of performance anxiety. The more one knows what happens while suffering from performance anxiety, the easier it might be to deal with it. Even though there is much documentation and literature available on the subject of using music to relieve anxiety and stress, there was only a small amount available on the specific use of music to relieve musicians' performance anxiety. I therefore recommend further study on the effects of music on performance anxiety that musicians suffer in a musical performance situation. Copyright.
Download or read book Highlights in Performance Science Music Performance Anxiety written by Oscar Casanova and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-12-19 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: VIEW BOOK DETAILS We are pleased to introduce the collection Frontiers in Psychology – Highlights in Performance Science: Music Performance Anxiety. Music performance anxiety (MPA) has been defined as “the experience of marked and persistent anxious apprehension related to musical performance”. For musicians performing in public is a demanding activity and the MPA can cause potential debilitating effects on their career and health, regardless of age, gender, experience, practicing time, and music genre. A greater understanding of the predicting factors of MPA has implications not only for theories of MPA but also for its prevention and management and more broadly for teaching and learning. This collection will welcome and showcase a selection of articles about Music Performance Anxiety (MPA), authored by leaders in the field. The work presented here highlights the broad diversity of research performed across the Performance Science field and aims to put a spotlight on the main areas of interest. This collection aims to further support Frontiers’ strong community by shining a spotlight on our authors' highly impactful research.
Download or read book Music Performance Anxiety written by Ariadna Ortiz Brugués and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) has been proven to affect many individuals, independent of age, gender, experience and hours of practice. This book provides an excellent and updated review of the literature on the topic, including concept, epidemiology, methodical aspects and interventional studies. Suggestions of the correct use of the term MPA and the identification of necessary future studies, as well as comments on and critiques of those already published, will also be provided.
Download or read book Music Performance Anxiety written by Jonathan Patrick Chapman and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Various treatments of Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) have already been researched extensively. However, there are few resources readily available to aid musicians with treating their unique form of MPA in a practical way. The goal of this paper is to examine the work of various psychologists, performers, and educators in order to form a cohesive characterization of MPA, explore its possible causes, resultant mental or physical limitations, and develop practical strategies that aid the performer in coping with this problem. This report will look at some of the possible effects of Music Performance Anxiety and provide practical solutions for the reader.
Download or read book A Survey of Music Performance Anxiety written by Lacey Hutchison Marye and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this document was to provide a basic guide for piano instructors and performers about the undesirable experience of performance anxiety. The study surveyed the history, current thought, definition, diagnosis, and causes and effects of performance anxiety. Current treatments and therapies for performance anxiety, such as systematic desensitization, relaxation techniques, prescription drugs and alternative or homeopathic aids are examined. The final chapter consists of a conclusion, bibliography, and appendices of treatment facilities.
Download or read book Anxiety And Musical Performance written by Dale Reubart and published by New York : Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1985-01-21 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the author, through his own experiences playing the piano, aims to understand what exactly causes humans to feel nervous before public performances.
Download or read book Notes from the Green Room written by Paul Salmon and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1992 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors, both professors of psychology, explain the causes of musical performance anxiety and suggest ways to deal with them effectively. Drawing on cognitive and behavioural psychology, they discuss techniques to prepare for performance, including learning experiments, relaxation training, tension management, and graded exposure to groups of various sizes.
Download or read book Musical Performance Anxiety in Adolescent Musicians written by Liliana Shtoltsenberg and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Musical Performance Anxiety (MPA) has been widely and long recognized as a common problem for adult professional and amateur musicians. This study explores performance tension in adolescent student musicians between 11 and 18 years of age. This research seeks to present a systematic overview of the existing, limited research of teenagers' perception of music anxiety in the performance setting. Eight instrumental music students were selected as participants, based on their age and past experience of performance anxiety. These participants were interviewed in depth and their responses were analysed. The findings suggest that treatment methods in combination with effective MPA oriented teaching can positively influence students' psychological well-being. This study highlights the role of teaching awareness of the challenges of MPA together with treatments available to adolescent performers."--Abstract.
Download or read book Performance Anxiety and Music Memorization written by Andrea Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this review of literature was to examine the literature related to performance anxiety and music memorization and to generate research-based, best practice instructional strategies that would benefit music students and teachers in memorizing and performing music. Music memorization and performance anxiety were cross-referenced with the intention of extracting elements which were common to both. As part of this review of literature, an investigation of prior research related to performance anxiety and music memorization were examined and the information gathered was used to generate effective strategies related to musical performance anxiety and music memorization. The environment for performing appears to relate to levels of anxiety and successful music memorization. The size of the performance venue as well as the audience present during a performance may both significantly impact music memorization and levels of performance anxiety according to the literature. Second, mental practice and cognitive rehearsal are similar strategies which were found to positively impact the ability to memorize music and decrease performance anxiety related to music memorization.
Download or read book Music Performance Anxiety Self Efficacy and the Effects of Self Modeling on Young Musicians written by Erin MacAfee and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public performance is often a central component of music education for young musicians, and the demands of performing in festivals, exams, auditions, and recitals can cause young performers to experience music performance anxiety (MPA: Boucher & Ryan, 2011; Thomas & Nettelbeck, 2014). The current dissertation explored MPA in young musicians from a variety of perspectives, using four main research purposes. The first article examined the relationship between MPA and self-efficacy in young musicians and investigated the extent to which gender moderates the relationships between MPA, age, and self-efficacy in young musicians (aged 7-17 years). The results of statistical analyses indicated that while gender did not moderate the relationship between age and MPA, age had a significant main effect on MPA. There was no significant difference between males' and females' levels of self-reported MPA. Additionally, there were no significant main effects of age or gender on self-efficacy, or an effect of gender on the relationship between age and self-efficacy. A strong negative relationship between self-efficacy and MPA indicates that students with low levels of self-efficacy are more likely to have high levels of MPA. Next, the MPA/self-efficacy and MPA/age-related findings from article one led to the second and third articles of this dissertation which investigated a self-modeling intervention designed to target MPA and self-efficacy in adolescent musicians. Article two examined the relational changes between MPA, self-efficacy, performance quality, and behavioural anxiety in five adolescent piano students over a six-week intervention. The study also explored the effects of a positive self-review self-modeling intervention on adolescent musicians using quantitative methods. Results indicated that the relational changes between MPA, self-efficacy, and performance quality are complex. There were no observed relationships between MPA and self-efficacy or performance, suggesting that MPA can have both debilitative and facilitate effects on these variables. Additionally, there was no relationship between MPA and behavioural anxiety, suggesting that students may appear less anxious than they feel. Finally, the results suggest that self-modeling has individual effects on musicians, meaning that self-modeling can provide teachers with a versatile strategy for reducing MPA, improving performance quality, and/or increasing performance confidence. Article three expanded on the self-efficacy results of article two and investigated how Bandura's (1977) four sources of efficacy influenced self-efficacy beliefs in adolescent musicians within a six-week self-modeling intervention. The study also explored the effects of a positive self-review self-modeling intervention on musician self-efficacy using qualitative methods. Results indicated that mastery experience was most influential on self-efficacy beliefs in participants. Observing similarly skilled models, receiving positive feedback, and feeling calm or focused prior to performance increased self-efficacy in participants, while observing advanced models, making negative comparisons, and feeling anxious, distracted, or fatigued decreased self-efficacy. These results provide music teachers with several practical strategies that may facilitate stronger self-efficacy beliefs in students. Additionally, the self-modeling video increased self-efficacy when participants liked and related to their video or used the video to facilitate performance improvements, suggesting that both the performance and strategic functions of modeling may be beneficial to musicians. Finally, the fourth and final article of the dissertation explored MPA from music teachers' perspectives by identifying and describing common coping strategies teachers use to support students with MPA. A quantitative content analysis of scientific and non-scientific MPA literature identified preparation, open communication, realistic expectations, exposure therapy, and deep breathing as the five most common coping strategies mentioned in the literature. Qualitative thematic analyses of literature and semi-structured interview transcripts with piano teachers provided descriptions of the five commonly identified strategies. A comparison of literature and interview results suggests a gap between research knowledge of MPA and practical teaching application. While music teachers employ a variety of strategies to help students cope with MPA, they may also benefit from formal MPA training opportunities grounded in research to provide additional resources for effectively managing students with MPA. The four articles of the dissertation combine to give an overview of MPA in young musicians from several different perspectives. Findings from article one help identify students who may be more at risk to suffer from MPA, while self-modeling findings from articles two and three provide musicians and teachers with a viable strategy to help reduce MPA and increase self-efficacy. Finally, given that teachers can act as a front-line defense against MPA (Liu, 2016), findings from article four help identify areas where researchers can provide teachers with further MPA training, which will in turn help fortify young musicians against MPA.
Download or read book Understanding the Role of Silence Within Music Performance Anxiety written by Peter James Jorge Fabian and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This project investigates the role of silence in the onset of anxiety in musical performances, and examines possible methods of managing this kind of Music Performance Anxiety (MPA). Classical music performance culture requires stillness and quietness from performers and audience, especially immediately before the beginning of the performance. This state of silence, and others like it that occur throughout a recital, can create immense stress on the player as they are not generally exposed to this state during practice, and it can leave the player feeling fully exposed to the audience.Despite the substantial literature that is available on the topic of performance anxiety, silence is seldom mentioned as a possible contributing factor. This gap in the literature is all the more surprising when one considers the vast range of studies that detail the neurological and psychological impact of silent states, as well as the philosophical challenges posed by the notion of silence. Silence is a pervasive convention in classical music contexts, and therefore there is a clear need to examine silence as a possible factor in the creation of performance anxiety. The idea that silence has power to create fear and anxiety must be investigated in order to understand how our brains react to the idea of no sound. The effects of this state on the mind and body should also be investigated to see how performance anxiety caused by silence can best be understood and managed.Therefore, the first part of the thesis examines the philosophical, psychological and neurological literature on the effect of silence on the mind and body, with brief reference to the scientific aspect. The second part compares various case studies of performance anxiety caused by a range of factors, and the third part brings together these ideas to suggest the role of silence in performance anxiety, as well as evaluating a range of management methods. It is hoped that there will be some ideas to help the performer who is negatively affected by silence in the classical music context.
Download or read book Music Performance Anxiety written by Ariadna Ortiz Brugués and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Development and Evaluation of Two Brief Group Treatments for Music Performance Anxiety in Community Musicians written by Naomi Carolyn Halls and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to develop, administer and evaluate two brief group treatments for music performance anxiety aimed at reducing anxiety and improving performance quality. This study also investigated for differences in measurement outcomes between treatments. A cognitive behavioural therapy treatment was developed for the study from an existing empirically proven treatment, Chilled (Rapee et al., 2006), focusing on cognitive, physiological and behavioural symptoms. The second treatment, based on a protocol developed by Gardenswartz and Craske (2001), targeted physiological symptoms and delivered relaxation strategies.The results suggest that both treatments offered significant gains for the musicians: anxiety was reduced and performance quality improved after treatment.
Download or read book The Psychology of Music Performance Anxiety written by Dianna T. Kenny and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are some performers exhilarated and energized about performing in public, while others feel a crushing sense of fear and dread, and experience public performance as an overwhelming challenge that must be endured? These are the questions addressed in this book, the first rigorous exposition of this complex phenomenon.
