https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1079&context=ijts-transpersonalstudies
John Z. Newton
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies 2015 DOI: 10.24972/ijts.2015.34.1-2.172 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Qualitative study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 3 |
| Population | Three composers |
| Intervention | Mindfulness meditation |
| Duration | Eight guided mindfulness meditation sessions |
| Citations | 9 |
| Key findings | The authors report that three composers described subjective changes after eight guided mindfulness meditation sessions, grouped into the themes Enhanced focus and awareness and Nonstriving, and argue that subjective experience, including transpersonal and spiritual components, deserves recognition in musical creativity research. No quantitative measures of creativity were reported. |
Abstract
The relationship between musical creativity and mindfulness meditation is explored through a qualitative study of three composers' individual experiences of musical creativity and participation in eight guided mindfulness meditation sessions.Through qualitative interviews conducted before and after completion of a mindfulness course, data was analyzed and categorized into themes in order to identify whether the practice of mindfulness meditation had enhanced participants' perceived musical creativity.Themes from the first set of interviews (Expression, Harmony, Intuition) represent the participants' subjective experience of musical creativity, while themes from the second set (Enhanced focus and awareness, Nonstriving) outline subjective changes reported by each participant.The study re-acknowledges the importance of the subjective experience in musical creativity research, which frequently includes transpersonal and spiritual components.
Citations in the library
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- Mindful creativity: the influence of mindfulness meditation on creative thinking Frontiers in Psychology 2014
- Mindfulness meditation: creative musical performance through awareness March 27, 2006