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Development and validation of the German Performance-related Questionnaire for Musicians (PQM) for measuring situational music performance anxiety [PDF]
IntroductionWhen performing in public, musicians experience varying levels of music performance anxiety (MPA). The degree of MPA is influenced by various internal and external factors and differs between performances. Previous studies have mainly focused
Claudia Spahn, Manfred Nusseck
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Musical expertise shapes visual-melodic memory integration
Music can act as a mnemonic device that can elicit multiple memories. How musical and non-musical information integrate into complex cross-modal memory representations has however rarely been investigated.
Martina Hoffmann +5 more
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IntroductionEmotion regulation is an important part of optimising performance and successful goal pursuit in practice-based tasks such as making music.
Gerard Breaden Madden +3 more
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Musical Expertise and Executive Functions in Experienced Musicians
Extensive music practice has been suggested to enhance the development of cognitive abilities over and above musical expertise. Executive functions (EFs) have been particularly investigated, given their generalizability across different domains and their
Edoardo Passarotto +3 more
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The aim of this article as a research paper is to present the initial approach of an action research project undertaken digitally between the International School of Musicians and Derwent Harp School, a collaboration between two neighbouring countries ...
Джун Елізабет Філеті
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Characterizing the temporal discrimination threshold in musician’s dystonia
The temporal discrimination threshold (TDT) has been established as a biomarker of impaired temporal processing and endophenotype in various forms of focal dystonia patients, such as cervical dystonia, writer’s cramp or blepharospasm.
Friederike Borngräber +7 more
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Expertise-Related Differences in Cyclic Motion Patterns in Drummers: A Kinematic Analysis
BackgroundAt present only little information is available concerning the acquisition of skilled movements in musicians. Although optimally a longitudinal study of changing movement patterns during the process of increasing expertise is required, long ...
Eckart Altenmüller +2 more
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Research demonstrates that both music-making and music listening have an ability to modulate autonomic nervous system activity. The majority of studies have highlighted acute autonomic changes occurring during or immediately following a single session of
J. Matt McCrary +2 more
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The present study assessed muscular atrophy and weakness of the flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) and profundus (FDP) muscle as possible long-term side effects of botulinum toxin (BoNT) injections in hand dystonia patients after the termination of ...
Christos I. Ioannou +2 more
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Determining factors for compensatory movements of the left arm and shoulder in violin playing
IntroductionDespite a large number of available ergonomic aids and recommendations regarding instrument positioning, violin players at any proficiency level still display a worrying incidence of task-specific complaints of incompletely understood ...
Oliver Margulies +5 more
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