Silent illumination: a study on Chan (Zen) meditation, anxiety, and musical performance quality
Psychology of Music October 10, 2007 Peter Lin, Joanne Chang, Vance Zemon et al. 94 citations
This study investigated the effects of Chan (Zen) meditation on musical performance anxiety and musical performance quality. Nineteen participants were recruited from music conservatories and randomly assigned to either an eight-week meditation group or a wait-list control group. After the intervention, all participants performed in a public concert. Outcome measures were performance anxiety...