“It's Your Problem. Deal with It.” Performers' Experiences of Psychological Challenges in Music

Pecen, Ellis; Collins, David; MacNamara, Áine

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“…However, the quality of practice can also determine the level of achievement (Williamon and Valentine, 2000;McPherson, 2005). Quality is not quantity, but it seems that musicians prioritize quantity over quality (Pecen et al, 2018). However, what does quality practice refer to in the music domain?…”

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“…In sport sciences, talent development is widely studied (MacNamara et al, 2006(MacNamara et al, , 2008MacNamara et al, 2010;Collins et al, 2016;Johnston et al, 2018). Characteristics and specific competencies have been outlined to develop elite level athletic attributes: goal setting, coping with pressure, planning and organization skills, the quality of practice and realistic performance evaluations (Pecen et al, 2016(Pecen et al, , 2018. However, a recent study showed that musicians lack different competencies and highlighted the importance of being able to organize preparation for a performance (Pecen et al, 2018).…”

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Conservatory Musicians’ Temporal Organization and Self-Regulation Processes in Preparing for a Music Exam

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Performing at the very highest levels requires rigorous preparation before the important performance. Musicians and especially music students encounter many challenges when preparing themselves for an important musical performance. This study sought to identify and analyze the context-specific temporal organization and self-regulation efforts that music students employ during their preparation period. Conservatory musicians were recruited from an Australian University Conservatorium. Thirteen conservatory musicians aged between 19 and 21 years (M = 19.6; SD = 0.76) participated in the study. All musicians, through an elicitation interview, were asked to recall and reconstruct their preparation period, leading up to a performance exam. Elicitation interviews provided access to music students' experiences by describing their general preparation. The results showed that conservatory musicians go through different phases (Phase 1: Choosing a piece; Phase 2: Piece discovery; Phase 3: Piece interpretation; Phase 4: Performance preparation). Self-regulatory efforts to prepare for a music performance exam vary from one musician to another. Organizational and disorganizational competencies, specific self-regulatory skills, seem not to be exploited by conservatory musicians. Also, during their preparation, most music students prefer technical and musical work than challenges such as playing in front of the public. Emotionally, conservatory musicians go through pleasant and unpleasant emotions depending on the phase of their preparation. Our results show that music students could benefit from advice on how to organize their preparation period well before an important performance takes place. Implications for conservatory musicians and teachers are discussed.

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“…The t test results showed no statistically significant differences between the participants who completed the questionnaires at all time points and those who did not (Cohen's d ranged between 0.08 and 0.05). CFA's of each study variable, as well as an overall CFA comprising all the study variables 1 . Note also that the reliability estimates ranged from α = 0.72-0.91.…”

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“…Reaching the top in sports and performing arts can be hard and stressful . The motivational mechanisms of the basic psychological needs might over time underpin why some elite junior performers survive and thrive, despite adversity, and why others experience ill‐being and diminished functioning .…”

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Change in basic need frustration in relation to perfectionism, anxiety, and performance in elite junior performers

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Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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The present study examined whether there were different growth profiles in basic need frustration in elite junior performers over a nine‐month period. Subsequently, we examined whether the identified growth profiles differed in their levels of perfectionistic strivings and evaluative concerns measured at baseline and, additionally, whether they were associated with higher or lower levels of anxiety and perceived performance level in the end of the period. A sample of 259 (Mage = 17.31; SDage = 0.97) elite junior performers from sports and performing arts completed an online questionnaire to report their self‐ratings of the study variables. The analyses were conducted using growth mixture modeling in Mplus 8.0. Two main contrasting growth profiles were identified in each of the basic need frustration. Perfectionistic strivings were overall higher than evaluative concerns, but did not differ between the growth profiles. Conversely, evaluative concerns differed significantly between the identified growth profiles. Higher levels of evaluative concerns were associated with the most maladaptive growth profiles. Indeed, elite junior performers, who experienced moderate and increasing levels of competence and autonomy frustration, reported higher levels of anxiety and lower levels of perceived performance level than those who reported low and decreasing levels of competence and autonomy frustration. Based on these findings, evaluative concerns and basic need frustration appear to play key roles in the development of maladaptive motivational processes over time.

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“…Outro ponto em comum entre esses campos são os desafios psicológicos impostos por um ambiente no qual há uma constante avaliação crítica (Pecen, Collins, & MacNamara, 2018), seja perante o público, seja durante a sua rotina de preparação. Ambos possuem padrões esperados de desempenho que devem ser alcançados e que podem variar conforme o nível de profissionalismo.…”

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Psicologia “do esporte” ou “da performance humana”? Explorando contextos não esportivos e suas implicações teórico-práticas

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Resumo Historicamente, a Psicologia do Esporte e do Exercício esteve majoritariamente direcionada aos esportes organizados. No entanto, há psicólogos do esporte que adaptam as técnicas e conceitos desta área a demais contextos da performance humana, o que exige uma melhor compreensão sobre as implicações teórico-práticas destas iniciativas. O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar uma análise crítica sobre esta tendência, baseada em estudos teóricos e empíricos sobre Psicologia da Performance. O conceito de Psicologia da Performance pode representar uma unidade existente entre as pesquisas e intervenções direcionadas a diversas atividades humanas. Ao expandir seu escopo, a Psicologia do Esporte dá origem a uma Psicologia da Performance, auxiliando diferentes * Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul -UFRGS. grupos de pessoas que atuam rotineiramente na busca por níveis máximos de desempenho. Através de uma análise temática de documentos-semente sobre o tema, identificou-se que os principais setores para estas aplicações são: (1) o desenvolvimento pessoal; (2) o mundo empresarial; (3) o mundo artístico; e (4) as forças armadas. Compreender como essa área está se constituindo e os contextos de sua aplicação pode contribuir para a ampliação do campo de trabalho do psicólogo do esporte e para a expansão da psicologia do esporte, especialmente no contexto brasileiro. Palavras-chave: Psicologia do esporte; Psicologia da Performance; Prática profissional; Inovação. AbstractHistorically, the Sport and Exercise Psychology has been mostly oriented to organized sports. However, there are sports psychologists who adapt concepts and techniques of this area to several contexts of human performance, which requires a better understanding of the theoretical and practical implications of these enterprises. The purpose of this article is to present a critical analysis of this trend, based on theoretical and empirical studies about Performance Psychology. The concept of Performance Psychology may represent an existing unity between research and interventions on different human activities. By expanding its scope, Sport Psychology gives rise to Performance Psychology, which makes it possible to assist several groups of people that routinely seek maximum levels of performance. Through a thematic analysis of seed documents on the subject, it was identified that the main sectors for these applications are: (1) personal development; (2) the business world; (3) the artistic world; and (4) the military. Understanding the contexts of application and how this area is being constituted may contribute to the expansion of Sport Psychology field, as well as the expansion of work possibilities of sports psychologists, especially in the Brazilian context. ResumenHistóricamente, la Psicología del Deporte y del Ejercicio estuvo mayoritariamente dirigida a los deportes organizados. Sin embargo, hay psicólogos del deporte que adaptan las técnicas y conceptos de esta área a otros contextos del performance humano, requiriendo una mejor comprensión sobre la...

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“It's Your Problem. Deal with It.” Performers' Experiences of Psychological Challenges in Music

Cited by 40 publications

References 53 publications

Conservatory Musicians’ Temporal Organization and Self-Regulation Processes in Preparing for a Music Exam

Conservatory Musicians’ Temporal Organization and Self-Regulation Processes in Preparing for a Music Exam

Change in basic need frustration in relation to perfectionism, anxiety, and performance in elite junior performers

Psicologia “do esporte” ou “da performance humana”? Explorando contextos não esportivos e suas implicações teórico-práticas

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