About this Research Topic
We are pleased to introduce the second volume of the Research Topic "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 MPA can have debilitating effects on their career and health, regardless of age, gender, experience, practising time, and music genre.
A greater understanding of MPA and its causes and consequences has implications not only for theories of MPA but also for its prevention and management, for teaching and learning, and for musicians’ well-being, health and professional development.
This collection will welcome and showcase a selection of articles about MPA, authored by leaders in the field. Given the multifaceted nature of MPA, we wish to include studies investigating as many different MPA related aspects as possible (e.g., conceptualization, phenomenology, assessment, aetiology, individual differences, management, consequences) and using all kinds of theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches (e.g., survey studies, experimental studies, longitudinal studies, interventional studies, qualitative studies, reviews, meta-analyses). We also welcome studies focusing on phenomena that are related to and can inform research on MPA (e.g., chocking under pressure, clutch states, flow states).
This collection aims to further support Frontiers’ strong community by shining a spotlight on our authors' highly impactful research.
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 MPA can have debilitating effects on their career and health, regardless of age, gender, experience, practising time, and music genre.
A greater understanding of MPA and its causes and consequences has implications not only for theories of MPA but also for its prevention and management, for teaching and learning, and for musicians’ well-being, health and professional development.
This collection will welcome and showcase a selection of articles about MPA, authored by leaders in the field. Given the multifaceted nature of MPA, we wish to include studies investigating as many different MPA related aspects as possible (e.g., conceptualization, phenomenology, assessment, aetiology, individual differences, management, consequences) and using all kinds of theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches (e.g., survey studies, experimental studies, longitudinal studies, interventional studies, qualitative studies, reviews, meta-analyses). We also welcome studies focusing on phenomena that are related to and can inform research on MPA (e.g., chocking under pressure, clutch states, flow states).
This collection aims to further support Frontiers’ strong community by shining a spotlight on our authors' highly impactful research.
Keywords: Music Performance Anxiety (MPA), Musicians, performing, musical performance
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