Stage fright : ways to alleviate the anxiety of a performing musician
Güllü, Gizem (2024)
2024
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This two-part thesis consists of an artistic and written part. The artistic part is a recording of the Thesis concert held on 28 April 2023 in the Crichton Hall of the Arts Academy in Turku, Finland.
The thesis concert is the weighted part of the thesis. The link to the concert recording and the program of the concert are attached to this thesis. In the written part of the thesis, the stage fright which often appears among classical music performers, is explored. Also, its causes and the ways in which it can be alleviated are searched.
The aim of the thesis is to increase the author's knowledge and understanding about the subject in question, so that as a future music pedagogue, she could relate to stage fright better than before and have more tools when teaching her own students in performing.
In the thesis, source literature has been used as a data collection method, in addition to which three different people have been interviewed. As a result of the interview, there has been confirmation of the prevalence of fear of performing.
A few concrete ways to alleviate stage fright have been listed. The author can make use of the information she has collected in her own career as a musician and music pedagogue hoping also that many of the readers of this thesis can benefit from the information presented in the thesis.
The thesis concert is the weighted part of the thesis. The link to the concert recording and the program of the concert are attached to this thesis. In the written part of the thesis, the stage fright which often appears among classical music performers, is explored. Also, its causes and the ways in which it can be alleviated are searched.
The aim of the thesis is to increase the author's knowledge and understanding about the subject in question, so that as a future music pedagogue, she could relate to stage fright better than before and have more tools when teaching her own students in performing.
In the thesis, source literature has been used as a data collection method, in addition to which three different people have been interviewed. As a result of the interview, there has been confirmation of the prevalence of fear of performing.
A few concrete ways to alleviate stage fright have been listed. The author can make use of the information she has collected in her own career as a musician and music pedagogue hoping also that many of the readers of this thesis can benefit from the information presented in the thesis.