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Awareness and incidence of health problems among conservatoire students

Williamon, Aaron, Thompson, Sam·2006·Psychology of Music
DOI 10.1177/0305735606067150
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A survey of conservatoire students is reported in which information was gathered regarding their awareness and incidence of physical and mental health problems resulting from performing music, as well as places and/or people they would turn to for advice in the event of a future problem. Pain and discomfort relating to posture and excessive practising were reported to be frequent, as was performance anxiety. Students showed a significant inclination to go first to their instrumental teacher for advice about health and psychological problems, before appropriate medical practitioners. These results are discussed in the light of previous research. In addition, a curriculum initiative is described in which a series of seminars have been presented to first-year students at the Royal College of Music with the intention of broadening their awareness of the health issues associated with performing professionally and of the places where they could seek professional help.

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  • High levels of MPA are reported in the literature investigating MPA in students, many of whom report that MPA negatively affects their ability to perform and that they need help with MPA-related problems.

    “High levels of MPA are reported in the literature investigating MPA in students, many of whom report that MPA negatively affects their ability to perform and that they need help with MPA-related problems”

    From Examining a Group Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention for Music Performance Anxiety in Student Vocalists (2020) · cites this paper as Williamon and Thompson, 2006

    The “Experience of psychological stress and/or physical problems” section reports that performance anxiety was common among the students. It explicitly says the data cannot establish its severity or whether it harmed their performance. The paper asks where students would seek advice for a future problem, but does not report that many said they needed help with MPA-related problems. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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  • High levels of MPA are reported by students in this and other studies.

    “Considering the high levels of MPA reported by students in this and other studies (e.g., Tamborrino, 2001; Kaspersen and Gotestam, 2002; Williamon and Thompson, 2006), there is a”

    From Examining a Group Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention for Music Performance Anxiety in Student Vocalists (2020) · cites this paper as Williamon and Thompson, 2006

  • Students may prefer to consult with their teachers instead of healthcare practitioners about MPA.

    “and that students may even prefer to consult with their teachers instead of healthcare practitioners (Williamon and Thompson, 2006).”

    From Piloting a New Model for Treating Music Performance Anxiety: Training a Singing Teacher to Use Acceptance and Commitment Coaching With a Student (2020) · cites this paper as Williamon and Thompson, 2006

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  1. Valentine, E.R. and Williamon, A. (2003) ' Alexander Technique and Music Performance: Evidence for Improved "Use"', in R. Kopiez, A.C. Lehmann, I. Wolther and C. Wolf (eds) Proceedings of the Fifth Triennial ESCOM Conference, pp. 145-7. Hanover: Hanover University of Music and Drama.
  2. Wasley, D. and Taylor, A. (2002) 'The Effect of Physical Activity and Fitness on Psycho-physiological Responses to a Musical Performance and Laboratory Stressor', in C. Stevens, D. Burnham, G. McPherson, E. Schubert and J. Renwick (eds) Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition, pp. 93-6. Adelaide: Causal Productions.

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Authors
Williamon, A., & Thompson, S.
Affiliations
Royal College of Music (GB)
ORCID
Venue
Psychology of Music
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2006-10
Volume
34
Issue
4
Pages
411-430
ISSN
  • 0305-7356 (ISSN-L)
  • 1741-3087
DOI
10.1177/0305735606067150
OpenAlex
W2020197955
Cited by
150
References
10
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 5
FWCI
1.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
Psychology of Music (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Musicians’ Health and Performance
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Music › Diverse Music Education Insights
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Music Therapy and Health
Keywords
physical health problems, mental illness, performance anxiety, health awareness, help-seeking, health education curriculum, professional musicians

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