Minding the music: Neuroscience, video recording, and the pianist

Abstract

Research in music education asserts that video review by performers facilitates self-directed learning and transforms performing. Yet, certain videos may be traumatic for musicians to view; those who perceive themselves as failing or experience performance-related failures are prone to feelings of distress and sadness that can negatively affect their music-making and well-being. In this study, the reactions of nine Canadian undergraduate pianists to reviewing themselves regularly on video are examined. The study was designed in two parts: first of all, to track the effects of watching self-referent videos of piano lessons and other performances; second, to highlight student responses to a Recital Review Protocol (RRP). The RRP was designed with instructors and students in mind, incorporating neuroscience strategies to reverse blood flow patterns in areas of the brain responsible for negative mood induction. The results from the first part of the study point to how regular video analysis is able to shift initial negative perceptions and transform practicing and performing. The findings from the second part indicate that more attention needs to be paid to students by instructors immediately after performances.

Music and Self-Awareness: A Relationship or Not?

“…The origins of musical therapy were centered on positive psychology. The individual who is unaware of self and others is then mirrored or matched in whatever manner is needed (vocal, instrumental, bodily) in order to provide a Roger's orientated acceptance of that person (increasing mirrored stimuli increases SA because of the reflective nature of relatable mirrored feedback about the self, which then can be cognitively processed; Boxill, 2007;Schlosser, 2011). In this way, positive psychology is a precursor to using instrumentation toward SA in a therapeutic setting.…”

Research on the effect of different types of short music videos on viewers' psychological emotions

“…Music has a profound impact on all aspects of life, including work and study. It also helps individuals connect and communicate emotionally ( 1 ). Watching brief music videos allows viewers to both comprehend the makers' intentions and the emotions they hope to evoke as well as experience those emotions firsthand ( 2 , 3 ).…”

Videoreflexion im Musikstudium. Studierende nehmen ihren Einzelunterricht unter die Lupe

“…hörbar wird(RIBKE, 1991, S. 359). In Studien berichten Musiker/innen mehrfach Diskrepanzen zwischen ihrer Erinnerung an die Situation und der anschließenden Hör-/Bewegungswahrnehmung via Video (WEST, 2012, S. 12 ff., S. 56;SCHLOSSER, 2011; SNYDER, 2011, S. 56). Daher ist davon auszugehen, dass Musikstudierende ihr Musizieren und das gemeinsame Arbeiten mit den Lehrenden | Die PVK erlaubt es, sämtliche Ergebnisse der Videoreflexion festzuhalten, die auf Basis der Außenperspektive und/oder Analyse erzielt wurden (s.…”