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Music performance anxiety in classical musicians – what we know about what works

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Raluca Matei  and
Jane Ginsborg
Raluca Matei
Affiliation:
Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK, email raluca.matei@student.rncm.ac.uk
Jane Ginsborg
Affiliation:
Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK, email jane.ginsborg@rncm.ac.uk
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Abstract

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When pursued professionally, the demands of musical training and performance can interfere with musicians' well-being and health. Music performance anxiety, while energising at optimal levels, impairs performance quality when excessive. A range of interventions has been explored to address it. However, the poor methodological quality of such studies and the complexity of this issue should mobilise further research resources in this direction.

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BJPsych International , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , May 2017 , pp. 33 - 35
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