“A Bed of Nails”: Professional Musicians’ Accounts of the Experience of Performance Anxiety From a Phenomenological Perspective

Most investigations of musical performance anxiety have employed quantitative methodologies. Whereas such methodologies can provide useful insights into the measurable aspects of the experience in a larger group of participants, the complexity, subtlety and individuality of the emotional experience...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Authors:	Ioulia Papageorgi, Graham F. Welch
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Subjects:	music performance anxiety professional musicians Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis semi-structured interviews lived experience
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.605422/full