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The experience of flow in professional and semi-professional orchestral musicians
Mini Dissertation (MMus)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/65812 The experience of flow in professional and semi-professional orchestral musicians Panebianco-Warrens, Clorinda Rosanna nelcarmi@gmail.com Viljoen, Carmi Flow in musicians UCTD Flow (psychology) Flow experience Orchestral musicians Professional musicians Semi-professional musicians Music performance South Africa Music theses SDG-03 Music theses SDG-04 Music theses SDG-08 Mini Dissertation (MMus)--University of Pretoria, 2018. In this investigation, the aim was to explore optimal performance experiences through the lived experience of flow amongst professional full-time and part-time orchestral musicians. The study followed an IPA approach and data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Eight professional orchestral musicians took part in the study, three full-time and five part-time. The study endeavoured to identify factors that influence flow positively and negatively and to ascertain whether there are factors unique to South African context. The findings identified four superordinate themes: factors that influence flow, performance environment, impact of life experiences, and comparing the flow experiences of full-time and part-time orchestral musicians. The first superordinate theme, Factors that influence flow, included subordinate themes instrument, repertoire, conductor, venue, fellow-players and balancing the level of challenge and skill. The second superordinate theme, Performance environment included the following two subordinate themes: solo-, chamber- and orchestral settings, and rehearsal- or performance settings. The third superordinate theme, Impact of life experiences, explored maturity, emotional investment as well as life experiences as subordinate themes. Lastly, the differences between the experiences of full-time- and part-time orchestral musicians regarding their view of the musical activities in which they engage, formed the fourth superordinate theme. This theme included responses about income, available time and frequency of playing, pressure and playing music for the love of it. In conclusion, it became apparent that both full-time and part-time professional orchestral musicians can relate to the experience of flow and that multiple factors exist which can positively or negatively affect their flow experiences. ae2026 Music MMus Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth 2018-07-20T07:47:30Z 2018-07-20T07:47:30Z 2013-05 2018 Mini Dissertation Viljoen, C 2018, The experience of flow in professional and semi-professional orchestral musicians, MMus Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65812> S2018 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65812 en © 2018 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Flow in musicians UCTD Flow (psychology) Flow experience Orchestral musicians Professional musicians Semi-professional musicians Music performance South Africa Music theses SDG-03 Music theses SDG-04 Music theses SDG-08 The experience of flow in professional and semi-professional orchestral musicians |
| title | The experience of flow in professional and semi-professional orchestral musicians |
| title_full | The experience of flow in professional and semi-professional orchestral musicians |
| title_fullStr | The experience of flow in professional and semi-professional orchestral musicians |
| title_full_unstemmed | The experience of flow in professional and semi-professional orchestral musicians |
| title_short | The experience of flow in professional and semi-professional orchestral musicians |
| title_sort | experience of flow in professional and semi professional orchestral musicians |
| topic | Flow in musicians UCTD Flow (psychology) Flow experience Orchestral musicians Professional musicians Semi-professional musicians Music performance South Africa Music theses SDG-03 Music theses SDG-04 Music theses SDG-08 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65812 |