A1 Journal article (refereed)
When nerves hit : The effect of trait anxiety, situational stress, and task mastery on the perception and interpersonal accuracy of musical expressiveness (2023)


Chang-Arana, Á. M., Mavrolampados, A., Pokki, N., & Thompson, M. R. (2023). When nerves hit : The effect of trait anxiety, situational stress, and task mastery on the perception and interpersonal accuracy of musical expressiveness. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 1061922. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1061922


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Publication details

All authors or editorsChang-Arana, Álvaro M.; Mavrolampados, Anastasios; Pokki, Niklas; Thompson, Marc R.

Journal or seriesFrontiers in Psychology

eISSN1664-1078

Publication year2023

Publication date11/01/2023

Volume13

Article number1061922

PublisherFrontiers Media

Publication countrySwitzerland

Publication languageEnglish

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1061922

Publication open accessOpenly available

Publication channel open accessOpen Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX)https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/85166


Abstract

Music performance anxiety (MPA) is a prevalent phenomenon with potentially serious consequences to a musician’s wellbeing and professional career. Yet, MPA does not always affect performance quality. It is hypothesized that trait anxiety, situational stress, and task mastery can exacerbate the effects of MPA and affect performance quality. Furthermore, it is unclear whether these effects are noticeable to both listeners and performing musicians. We measure performance quality as the expressiveness scores assigned by musicians and listeners to a set of pre-recorded performances. We selected three pianists with low, mid, and high MPA. Each pianist performed two pieces of their choice, familiar and unfamiliar, which were performed in rehearsal and recital conditions. The performances were videoed and edited into shorter clips for being presented to the performing pianists and to a set of online raters. Listeners and pianists will be asked to rate the expressiveness of all clips. We will determine the difference between the listeners’ perceived expressiveness and the pianists’ own expressiveness scores to estimate how well did listeners understand the pianists’ expressive intentions. We investigate (1) what is the effect of trait anxiety, situational stress, and task mastery on the listener’s perception of expressiveness and (2) what is the effect of these same variables on the listeners’ understanding of expressiveness.


Keywordsmusicmusiciansplaying an instrumentmusic educationperformance (capacity)performing (appearance)stress (biological phenomena)stress management

Free keywordsmusic performance anxiety; trait anxiety; situational stress; task mastery; interpersonal accuracy


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Ministry reportingYes

Reporting Year2023

Preliminary JUFO rating1


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