ArticleJournal of new music research2021
Motor performance in violin bowing: Effects of attentional focus on acoustical, physiological and physical parameters of a sound-producing action.
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- Focus of attention in musical learning and music performance: a systematic review and discussion of focus instructions and outcome measures.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Review
- Interpersonal sensorimotor communication shapes intrapersonal coordination in a musical ensemble.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- Treating the musician rather than the symptom: The holistic tools employed by current practices to attend to the non-motor problems of musicians with task-specific focal dystonia.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Violin bowing is a specialised sound-producing action, which may be affected by psychological performance techniques. In sport, attentional focus impacts motor performance, but limited evidence for this exists in music. We investigated effects of attentional focus on acoustical, physiological, and physical parameters of violin bowing in experienced and novice violinists. Attentional focus significantly affected spectral centroid, bow contact point consistency, shoulder muscle activity, and novices' violin sway. Performance was most improved when focusing on tactile sensations through the bow (somatic focus), compared to sound (external focus) or arm movement (internal focus). Implications for motor performance theory and pedagogy are discussed.
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