scispace - formally typeset
Search or ask a question
Journal Article•DOI•

Perceived performance anxiety in advanced musicians specializing in different musical genres

Ioulia Papageorgi1, Andrea Creech1, Graham Welch1•
University of London1
01 Jan 2013-Psychology of Music (SAGE Publications)-Vol. 41, Iss: 1, pp 18-41
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the perceived intensity of performance anxiety, the perceived contributing factors, changes in perceived anxiety levels as performances approached, and the perceived impact of performance on the quality of performance.
Abstract: Most research on musical performance anxiety has focused on musicians coming from a classical background, and performance anxiety experiences of musicians outside the western classical genre remain under-researched. The aim of this study was to investigate perceived performance anxiety experiences in undergraduate and professional musicians and to explore whether musical genre specialization (Western classical, jazz, popular, Scottish traditional) affected musicians' performance anxiety experiences. The study addressed questions exploring the perceived intensity of performance anxiety, the perceived contributing factors, changes in perceived anxiety levels as performances approached (one hour before, immediately before and during performance) and the perceived impact of performance on the quality of performance. Participants were 244 musicians, 170 undergraduates and 74 portfolio career musicians. Data were collected through a questionnaire survey. Findings suggested that performance anxiety was of concern for a significant majority of undergraduate and professional musicians. Musicians from all participating musical genres shared similar perceptions and concerns. Anxiety appeared to have negative connotations, although it was also reported as beneficial. Solo performance generated more anxiety compared to group performance. Overall, the impact of anxiety on performance was related to its perceived severity during performance, and was mediated by musicians' performance experience and their general susceptibility to anxiety. The musical genre in which participants specialized affected their perceived anxiety levels. Western classical musicians were generally found to report higher levels of performance anxiety. This study has provided indications that musicians specializing in different musical genres may experience performance anxiety in quantitatively and qualitatively different ways. Further research would benefit from investigating factors contributing to these variations.

Content maybe subject to copyright    Report

Citations
More filters
Journal Article•
Psychology of anxiety

[...]

Rícan P
01 Nov 1977-Ceskoslovenská pediatrie
TL;DR: Find loads of the the psychology of anxiety book catalogues in this site as the choice of you visiting this page.
Abstract: Find loads of the the psychology of anxiety book catalogues in this site as the choice of you visiting this page. You can also join to the website book library that will show you numerous books from any types. Literature, science, politics, and many more catalogues are presented to offer you the best book to find. The book that really makes you feels satisfied. Or that's the book that will save you from your job deadline.

104 citations

Journal Article•DOI•
Instrumental Teaching: a Practical Guide to Better Teaching and Learning by Susan Hallam. Oxford: Heinemann Educational, 1998. 350 pp. £13.75.

[...]

Gwyn Parry-Jones
01 Jul 1999-British Journal of Music Education

91 citations

Journal Article•DOI•
The role of coping strategy and experience in predicting music performance anxiety

[...]

Michele Biasutti1, Eleonora Concina1•
University of Padua1
18 Feb 2014-Musicae Scientiae
TL;DR: Music performance anxiety (MPA), a condition common among musicians, consists of an anxious state characterized by cognitive, psychological, and physiological arousal as discussed by the authors, which is a condition that is usually associated with music performances.
Abstract: Music performance anxiety (MPA), a condition common among musicians, consists of an anxious state characterized by cognitive, psychological, and physiological arousal. Musicians often establish str...

72 citations

Cites background or result from "Perceived performance anxiety in ad..."

  • ...The research to date has focused on factors such as variability in levels of experience, and few studies have compared anxiety in students to anxiety in professional musicians (Papageorgi et al., 2013)....

    [...]

  • ...The relevance of experience and effort (hours of practice) were also considered in the research, but contrasting findings emerged (Fehm & Schmidt, 2006; Kobori et al., 2011; Papageorgi et al., 2013; Ryan & Andrews, 2009)....

    [...]

  • ...These results are consistent with the findings of other research reporting female musicians experiencing higher levels of MPA (Dews & Williams, 1989; Fishbein et al., 1988; Kenny & Osborne, 2006; Papageorgi et al., 2013; Rae & McCambridge, 2004; and Yondem, 2007)....

    [...]

  • ...In general, research findings report higher levels of MPA for female musicians than for male musicians (Dews & Williams, 1989; Fishbein, Middlestadt, Ottati, Strauss & Ellis, 1988; Kenny & Osborne, 2006; Papageorgi et al., 2013; Rae & McCambridge, 2004; Yondem, 2007)....

    [...]

  • ...This result contrasts with the research by Papageorgi et al. (2013), in which experience was not a significant predictor in solo performance anxiety, and research by Kobori et al. (2011), who found that experience was not a significant factor predicting MPA in amateur and professional musicians....

    [...]

Journal Article•DOI•
Managing performance anxiety and improving mental skills in conservatoire students through performance psychology training: a pilot study

[...]

Margaret S. Osborne1, Don J Greene, Don Immel1•
University of Melbourne1
18 Dec 2014
TL;DR: In this paper, a performance psychology skills training package was developed from elite occupational and sports performance domains, and translated into the musician's training and performance preparation process to reduce self-reported music performance anxiety.
Abstract: Students with a strong sense of competence in musical skills and control over their physical and psychological well-being enhance their capacity to exceed their average level of performance and achieve an optimal or peak performance. Musicians transferring from the rehearsal studio to a concert performance demonstrate significant increases in heart rate and physical tension, which may or may not have a detrimental effect on their performance depending on whether they interpret those physiological symptoms as facilitating or debilitating to their performance. Negative, catastrophic interpretations feed debilitating performance anxiety, which is a significant occupational health issue for a high proportion of professional musicians as well as those training for a professional career in music performance. In early 2013, music students at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music participated in two lectures and a master class in performance psychology techniques to achieve performance success, supplemented by a workbook of 11 strategies for audition and performance success for musicians. Topics included channeling performance energy, developing confidence, improving self-talk, learning and memorizing music, mental rehearsal, building courage, recovering from mistakes, dealing with adversity, and becoming mentally tough. Pre-post analyses on data from 31 students demonstrates that students can significantly reduce self-reported music performance anxiety, and significantly improve performance preparation, confidence, courage, focus, concentration, and performance resilience as a result of implementing these techniques. This pilot study is the first empirical evaluation of a performance psychology skills training package developed from elite occupational and sports performance domains, and translated into the musician’s training and performance preparation process. The pedagogical implications of the results support the inclusion of performance psychology skills training in undergraduate music performance programs, which may support the wellbeing of emerging performing artists into their future careers.

70 citations

Cites background from "Perceived performance anxiety in ad..."

  • ...This is particularly important for musicians, given the broad range of triggers and symptoms of MPA (Kenny 2011; Papageorgi et al. 2013; Roland 1994)....

    [...]

  • ...A moderate amount of anxiety enhances performance when an individual’s skill level matches the performance demands of the situation (Jackson and Csikszentmihalyi 1999), and the individual interprets that anxiety positively (Jones et al. 1993; Papageorgi et al. 2013)....

    [...]

Journal Article•DOI•
Creativity and personality in classical, jazz and folk musicians.

[...]

Mathias Benedek1, Barbara Borovnjak2, Aljoscha C. Neubauer1, Silke Kruse-Weber2•
University of Graz1, University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz2
01 Jun 2014-Personality and Individual Differences
TL;DR: Creativity and personality of classical, jazz, and folk musicians was compared and Jazz musicians show higher divergent thinking ability and Folk musicians are more extraverted and publish more musical productions.

66 citations

Cites background from "Perceived performance anxiety in ad..."

  • ...In contrast, classical musicians report higher levels of performance anxiety than other non-classical musicians (Papageorgi et al., 2013)....

    [...]

References
More filters
Journal Article•DOI•
The multidimensional anxiety theory: an assessment of and relationships between intensity and direction of cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, and self-confidence over multiple performance requirements among college music majors

[...]

Staci Renee Miller, Kris Chesky
01 Mar 2004-Medical Problems of Performing Artists

47 citations

"Perceived performance anxiety in ad..." refers background in this paper

  • ...Miller and Chesky (2004) tested the applicability of the multidimensional anxiety theory to musicians, and found support for the existence of the two distinct, yet related dimensions of performance anxiety (cognitive and somatic anxiety), which may interact with levels of self-confidence....

    [...]

Journal Article•DOI•
Anxiety and fear. Discriminant validity in the child and adolescent practitioner's perspective.

[...]

Mani N. Pavuluri1, David Henry1, Kathleen Allen2•
University of Illinois at Chicago1, Royal Children's Hospital2
01 Dec 2002-European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
TL;DR: A need to develop common terminology among researchers and clinicians, develop scales with items specific to the pathology they intend to measure, and consider the variables influencing the clinicians rating them is suggested.
Abstract: Objective: We assessed the ability of child and adolescent practitioners to discriminate between anxiety items from the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) and fear items from the Fear Survey Schedule for Children-Revised (FSSC-R). In addition, we examined the effects age, gender, nationality, and therapeutic orientation on discrimination ability. Method: Child and adolescent psychiatrists and psychologists from two university hospitals in Australia and the USA completed a questionnaire comprised of items randomly chosen from the RCMAS and the FSSC-R. Clinicians rated each item on the extent to which the item represented the construct of anxiety or fear, using a 7-point Likert-type scale. Results: Clinicians were more accurate in their perceptions of anxiety than in their perceptions of fear. Clinicians with a psychodynamic orientation were more likely to perceive an item as describing anxiety, and were less likely to identify fear. There was a significant interaction between age, scale and perception, with the youngest clinicians showing the greatest perceptual differentiation between the fear and anxiety items. Conclusions: The results suggest a need to develop common terminology among researchers and clinicians, develop scales with items specific to the pathology they intend to measure, and consider the variables influencing the clinicians rating them.

38 citations

"Perceived performance anxiety in ad..." refers background in this paper

  • ...Within this framework, anxiety symptoms are conceptualized as falling into the three aforementioned categories (Lang et al., 1988)....

    [...]

Journal Article•DOI•
Notes from the Green Room: Coping with Stress and Anxiety in Musical Performance@@@Confident Music Performance: The Art of Preparing

[...]

Stuart Edward Dunkel, Paul Salmon, Robert G. Meyer, Barbara Schneiderman
01 Jun 1994-Notes

30 citations

"Perceived performance anxiety in ad..." refers background in this paper

  • ...…learn to control physiological arousal so that it peaks right before and decreases during performance (Salmon et al., 1989) and/or because pre-performance arousal is not perceived to pose a threat to performance, but rather as something to be expected as part of performance (Salmon & Meyer, 1998)....

    [...]

Book•
Notes from the Green Room: Coping with Stress and Anxiety in Musical Performance

[...]

Paul Salmon, Robert G. Meyer
01 Jan 1992
TL;DR: The Psychology of Coping with Performance Stress 3. The Whole Performer 4. Stress and Performing 5. The Nature of Anxiety 6. Getting Help for Stress and Anxiety 7. The Cognitive Side of Performing 8. Basic Stress Management Skills 9. Anxiety and Stress in Perspective 10.
Abstract: 1. The Performer 2. The Psychology of Coping with Performance Stress 3. The Whole Performer 4. Stress and Performing 5. The Nature of Anxiety 6. Getting Help for Stress and Anxiety 7. The Cognitive Side of Performing 8. Basic Stress Management Skills 9. Anxiety and Stress in Perspective.

27 citations

Measurement of indicators of anxiety levels under varying conditions of musical performance.

[...]

Mary A. Leglar1•
Indiana University1
01 Mar 1979

17 citations

"Perceived performance anxiety in ad..." refers background in this paper

  • ...Existing literature focusing on Western classical musicians has reported that the presence of peers and critics, solo performance, and small orchestras as opposed to large ones correlate with heightened performance anxiety (Brotons, 1994; Fishbein et al., 1988; Gustafson & Rawson, 1983; Leglar, 1978)....

    [...]

  • ...…literature focusing on Western classical musicians has reported that the presence of peers and critics, solo performance, and small orchestras as opposed to large ones correlate with heightened performance anxiety (Brotons, 1994; Fishbein et al., 1988; Gustafson & Rawson, 1983; Leglar, 1978)....

    [...]

Related Papers (5)
Psychological well-being in professional orchestral musicians in Australia: A descriptive population study

[...]

01 Mar 2014-Psychology of Music
Dianna T. Kenny, Tim Driscoll, Bronwen J. Ackermann
Music performance anxiety and occupational stress amongst opera chorus artists and their relationship with state and trait anxiety and perfectionism

[...]

01 Jan 2004-Journal of Anxiety Disorders
Dianna T. Kenny, Pamela J. Davis, Jenni Oates
The Psychology of Music Performance Anxiety

[...]

16 Jun 2011
Dianna T. Kenny
Performance anxiety, social phobia, and setting effects in instrumental music students

[...]

01 Jan 1993-Journal of Anxiety Disorders
Wendy J. Cox, Justin Kenardy
Music performance anxiety in skilled pianists: effects of social-evaluative performance situation on subjective, autonomic, and electromyographic reactions

[...]

22 Aug 2009-Experimental Brain Research
Michiko Yoshie, Michiko Yoshie, Kazutoshi Kudo, Takayuki Murakoshi, Tatsuyuki Ohtsuki