Volume 16, No 2, 2019
Psychological Mechanism Is An Important Factor Of Music Performance As Music Recreation
Olivier Phivert, Tiantongh Wang, Yang Zhu, Xudong Kang
Abstract
The paper aims to analyze the importance of psychological mechanisms in musical performance. According to this article, ensemble performance, movement in performance, and music performance anxiety are the causes which are affected music performance psychologically. Sensory information and expressive gesture are two dominant movements in music performance. This research paper provides this paper clearly and perfectly. A questionnaire survey is used for this paper. Samples are gathered from 125 respondents to examine the importance of psychological aspects in music performance. Instrumentalist [strings, piano, and harmonica] and vocalists [solo and group] are used for this survey. Sixty females and sixty-five males have participated in this survey. For a good concert the musicians have to be clear psychologically especially in ensemble performance, movement in performance, and music performance anxiety this is the outcome of the study. The psychological role of movement as sensory information and Expressive gesture in musical performance is [Eigen value=14.3%], the role of ensemble performance in musical performance [Eigen value=9.5%], and the role of Anxiety in musical performance is [Eigen value=12.5%]. As per the data collections of the respondents, ensemble performance is the major psychological thing which was related by musicians in music performance. Movement in performance expresses the emotions of the musicians. Music performance anxiety is a stressful factor. Therefore, this study explored ensemble performance, movement in performance, and Anxiety in music performance, which are the important psychological factors of music performance as music recreation.
Pages: 328-338
Keywords: Music Performance; music recreation; Psychological Mechanism