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Serena Paese

2 papers in the library · 9 citations · publishing 2023-2025

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Meditating musicians: investigating the experience of music students and professional musicians in a brief mindfulness course to address music performance anxiety.

Frontiers in Psychology 2025 Serena Paese, Andrea Schiavio 1 citation

Previous research shows that meditation practice helps reduce Music Performance Anxiety (MPA), positively impacting the musicians' wellbeing and performative skills. Several meditation types have been explored, but further investigation into additional methods is warranted to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the impact and potential use of meditation to address MPA. The present...

Meditation as a tool to counteract music performance anxiety from the experts’ perspective

Psychology of Music March 29, 2023 Serena Paese, Hauke Egermann 8 citations

Music performance anxiety (MPA) affects numerous musicians, preventing them from performing to the full extent of their abilities. A variety of tools are used to cope with MPA among which is meditation. Although research conducted to date has made a distinction between the types of meditative techniques and their effects, this aspect is still not thoroughly investigated. The aim of this...