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Exploring psychological wellbeing in community orchestra players
Dissertation (MMus)--University of Pretoria, 2020.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/75215 Exploring psychological wellbeing in community orchestra players Panebianco-Warrens, Clorinda Rosanna jeanine.coghlan@gmail.com Coghlan, Jeanine UCTD Music Psychological wellbeing Community Orchestra players PERMA (positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning and accomplishment) Autonomy Closeness Music theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Music theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Dissertation (MMus)--University of Pretoria, 2020. This study concerns the idea that musical involvement contributes to a person’s overall wellbeing. This research aimed to explore wellbeing among members of a community orchestra using the PERMA (positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning and accomplishment) model as a framework and a lens through which to understand wellbeing experiences. The idea that musical involvement contributes to a person’s overall wellbeing has been widely suggested by various authors. However, the extent to which this is a reality does not seem to have been sufficiently studied. This research aimed to explore wellbeing among members of a community orchestra using the PERMA (positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning and accomplishment) model as a framework and a lens through which to understand wellbeing experiences. The research project was a qualitative study, using a case-study design. Research participants consisted of ten community orchestra musicians in Gauteng, South Africa. Each member was interviewed by means of semi-structured, in-depth interviews, probing their reported experiences that related to wellbeing. The questions were inspired by, and based on, the elements: positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning and accomplishment. The results reveal reasons underlying members’ commitment to a community orchestra and particular objectives they establish for themselves. Participants are physically influenced by their involvement, as their wellbeing is enhanced throughout the process. Important relationships are experienced by the orchestra participants and these strengthen to become more meaningful. There are different leadership roles and responsibilities that are essential to the organisation of the community orchestra, which creates a sense of belonging for those who choose to be involved. Members of a community orchestra are motivated by opportunities that foster autonomy and closeness to others. These experiences support participants’ natural tendencies towards psychological and interpersonal integration, revealing the relevance of selfdetermination theory in this study. The orchestra plays an important role in virtuousness and the progress participants make throughout their involvement has great value to them personally. The experience of playing music in a group is meaningful beyond the individual, therefore contributing to an experience of wellbeing. In conclusion, the research reveals that participants experience psychological wellbeing in a community orchestra. This study is the first of its kind in South Africa to investigate this University of Pretoria ae2025 Music MMus Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities 2020-07-14T13:02:11Z 2020-07-14T13:02:11Z 2020 2020 Dissertation Coghlan, J 2020, Exploring psychological wellbeing in community orchestra players, MMus Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/75215> S2020 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/75215 en © 2019 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 | UCTD Music Psychological wellbeing Community Orchestra players PERMA (positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning and accomplishment) Autonomy Closeness Music theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Music theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Exploring psychological wellbeing in community orchestra players |
| title | Exploring psychological wellbeing in community orchestra players |
| title_full | Exploring psychological wellbeing in community orchestra players |
| title_fullStr | Exploring psychological wellbeing in community orchestra players |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring psychological wellbeing in community orchestra players |
| title_short | Exploring psychological wellbeing in community orchestra players |
| title_sort | exploring psychological wellbeing in community orchestra players |
| topic | UCTD Music Psychological wellbeing Community Orchestra players PERMA (positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning and accomplishment) Autonomy Closeness Music theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Music theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/75215 |