Publication Date
11-2023
Document Type
Bibliography
Organizational Units
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Lamont School of Music, Musicology and Ethnomusicology
Keywords
Music performance anxiety (MPA), Treatment, Vocalist, Symptoms
Abstract
Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) is a multifaceted social anxiety disorder that affects a significantly large population of practicing and professional musicians. If untreated, it can have detrimental effects on the performer and their career. MPA is multifaceted in that it encompasses cognitive, physiological, and behavioral symptoms. Because of its multifaceted nature, there is not one specific intervention or treatment option for MPA, but multiple interventions that have been studied and tested as potential treatment options. While the body of research on MPA has expanded since the 1970s, there is a disparity of research in the literature that focuses solely on vocalists. Unlike other musicians, a vocalist’s instrument is within the body, which is also the source of MPA symptoms. Through a comparative analysis of MPA intervention literature as well as vocal pedagogy and performance practice literature, this paper seeks to investigate which MPA intervention strategies are likely to be most effective for vocalists.
Copyright Date
11-15-2023
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Rights Holder
Brooklyn Becker
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
7 pgs
File Size
122 KB
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Recommended Citation
Becker, Brooklyn, "Music Performance Anxiety: A Comparative Analysis of Treatment Options for the Vocalist" (2023). Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship. 171.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/musicology_student/171