Meditation as a tool to counteract music performance anxiety from the experts’ perspective

IF 1.6 3区心理学 0 MUSIC

Psychology of Music Pub Date : 2023-03-29 DOI:10.1177/03057356231155968

S. Paese, Hauke Egermann

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Abstract

Music performance anxiety (MPA) affects numerous musicians, preventing them from performing to the full extent of their abilities. A variety of tools are used to cope with MPA among which is meditation. Although research conducted to date has made a distinction between the types of meditative techniques and their effects, this aspect is still not thoroughly investigated. The aim of this qualitative study is to investigate the experience of specialists in the field and identify the meditations employed for counteracting MPA. Sixteen semi-structured interviews were held with experts; recordings and transcripts were verified multiple times and imported into NVivo software. Thematic analysis was conducted, developing three main themes which illustrate how the experts describe MPA, the influencing factors for the effectiveness of meditation, the employed meditative techniques and how they reduce MPA. Within the last theme, body-centered meditations and breathing techniques, along with visualizations and Vipassana meditation, occupy a prominent place. Results show furthermore that affect-centered meditations offer interesting perspectives for counteracting perfectionism and self-criticism. The findings of this study may be of interest to educational institutions and musicians who want to acquire emotional awareness, self-regulation strategies for counteracting MPA, and improving performance skills.

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从专家的角度来看，冥想是一种抵消音乐表演焦虑的工具

音乐表演焦虑（MPA）影响着许多音乐家，使他们无法充分发挥自己的能力。各种工具被用来应对MPA，其中包括冥想。尽管迄今为止进行的研究已经对冥想技巧的类型及其效果进行了区分，但这一方面仍然没有得到彻底的研究。这项定性研究的目的是调查该领域专家的经验，并确定用于对抗MPA的冥想。对专家进行了16次半结构化访谈；记录和转录本经过多次验证并导入NVivo软件。进行了主题分析，提出了三个主要主题，说明了专家如何描述MPA、冥想有效性的影响因素、所使用的冥想技术以及它们如何降低MPA。在最后一个主题中，以身体为中心的冥想和呼吸技巧，以及视觉化和内观冥想占据了突出的位置。研究结果进一步表明，以情感为中心的冥想为抵制完美主义和自我批评提供了有趣的视角。这项研究的发现可能会引起教育机构和音乐家的兴趣，他们希望获得情绪意识、对抗MPA的自我调节策略和提高表演技能。

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Psychology of Music Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Psychology of Music and SEMPRE provide an international forum for researchers working in the fields of psychology of music and music education, to encourage the exchange of ideas and to disseminate research findings. Psychology of Music publishes peer-reviewed papers directed at increasing the scientific understanding of any psychological aspect of music. These include studies on listening, performing, creating, memorising, analysing, describing, learning, and teaching, as well as applied social, developmental, attitudinal and therapeutic studies. Special emphasis is placed on studies carried out in naturalistic settings, especially those which address the interface between music psychology and music education.