Year: 2020
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Musicians as performers are particularly susceptible to the negative effects of Music Performance Anxiety (MPA). The effects of MPA on attention and motor skills can be profound yet are under-researched. This thesis explores musical performance from a motor-learning perspective, examines the effects of MPA on motor control and attention, and analyzes coping strategies of elite professional classical brass players. A learning framework based in theories of embodied cognition is subsequently proposed for insulating musical performance against the deleterious effects of MPA.
Source: TSpace (University of Toronto)
Author: David Pell
Language: English
Subfield: Music
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3157655752