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Relationship between Music Performance Anxiety and Perseverative Thinking among Trained Singers

Author(s) Ms. Jayashree S, Prof. Angeline Miriam George
Country India
Abstract Music, the greatest art of the country has unique quality of appealing directly to the hearts and mind of people. Singing involves a singer in logical, analytical thought, simply because singing is a highly complex activity during which you really must think technically for some of the time, while constantly projecting creative, visual and non-verbal communication and body language. When singers perform the two hemispheres of the brain organize different modes of thought and perception. The Purposive sampling technique was used to collect a sample of 172 trained singers of both male and female population were included, who undergo music performance anxiety, in connect with perseverative thoughts. Data was collected using Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Inventory and Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire. The result, the statistical analysis indicates significant positive correlation between Music Performance Anxiety and Perseverative Thinking across various demographic categories. It reveals high levels of music performance anxiety are generally associated with high levels of perseverative thinking. Overall, these findings underscore the importance of addressing music performance anxiety and its association with perseverative thinking in order to promote better performance strategies.
Keywords Music Performance Anxiety, Perseverative Thinking, Performance Strategies, Trained Singers
Field Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On 2026-03-17

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