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BJPsych Int. 2017 May 01;14(2):33-35. doi: 10.1192/s2056474000001744. eCollection 2017 May.

Music performance anxiety in classical musicians - what we know about what works.

BJPsych international

Raluca Matei, Jane Ginsborg

Affiliations

  1. Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK, email [email protected].
  2. Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK, email [email protected].

PMID: 29093935 PMCID: PMC5618811 DOI: 10.1192/s2056474000001744

Abstract

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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