This thesis studied the influence of - and combinations of - felt and perceived emotion on performer movement. Pianists played a piece with which they had an emotional connection in the following conditions: Technical ...
The way that musicians move when they perform is closely linked with their communicative intent and artistic interpretation of the music. While research has shown that musicians’ bodily gesture conveys visually expressive ...
Musicians and educators understand the importance of expressivity in vocal performance. Despite the acceptance of expressivity as a crucial element in musical performance, educators have reported addressing it only cursorily ...
Van Zijl, Anemone G. W.; Luck, Geoff(European Association of Conservatoires, 2013)
Does it matter what a performer feels or thinks about while performing? To investigate the effect of performers’ focus of attention on their performances we asked eight violinists to play the same musical phrase in response ...
