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Cellists’ experiences of learning and teaching body mapping for musicians: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
Thesis (MMus)--Stellenbosch University, 2024
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/130631 Cellists’ experiences of learning and teaching body mapping for musicians: an interpretative phenomenological analysis Reyneke, Amalia Rennie-Salonen, Bridget Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. Dept. of Music. Cellists Human body in music Body mapping -- Training Body image in the performing arts Music -- Performance -- Psychological aspects Music -- Instruction and study Cello -- Studies and exercises Cellists -- Interviews Musicians -- Health risk assessment UCTD Thesis (MMus)--Stellenbosch University, 2024 ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Musicians are at risk for developing various health problems due to the physical and psychological occupational demands. One of the most widespread health concerns among professional musicians and tertiary music students is the high prevalence of performance- related musculoskeletal disorders, for which postural challenges are a common risk factor. The literature indicates that the use of somatic approaches such as Body Mapping, may be suitable to educate musicians about posture and optimal movement in order to improve musical performance and prevent playing-related injury. This qualitative study examines cellists' experiences of learning and teaching Body Mapping for musicians (BMg) aiming to better understand and explore the challenges, impacts and changes the cellists went through during their BMg training. Aspects investigated include technique, musicianship, movement, posture, and pedagogy, as well as the cellists’ self- maps as cellist-artist-performer-teacher and somatic educator. Data collection took place in the form of semi-structured interviews with four professional cellists who are also BMg educators. The interview transcriptions were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to examine how the participants made sense of their BMg training, by exploring their perceptions, understandings, and feelings in relation to the meaning of significant experiences. The analysis encompasses five superordinate themes: BMg Training, Fundamental BMg Principles, Change, Broader Understandings, and Teaching; and is supported by 20 subordinate themes. Findings illustrate that the cellists experienced enhanced performance and teaching capacities. BMg was effective in increasing kinaesthetic skills, enabling appropriate awareness of movement and balance during performance, as well as improving technical aspects and playing posture through corrected body maps. BMg provided cellists with a 'toolkit' to address physical and psychological challenges and artistic needs. The fundamental BMg principles were not only suitable to guide instrumental performance and teaching, but also everyday life activities. BMg gave the participants agency for change, intrinsic motivation, self-acceptance, and access to physical and artistic freedom. This study contributes to the musicians' occupational health literature, particularly research on performance-related health problems, their risk factors, and prevention. Furthermore, this research contributes to studies on musicians’ health-related behaviours and occupational health education, and provides practical applications for musicians interested in somatic approaches, particularly cellists. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Musici het 'n relatiewe hoë risiko om verskeie gesondheidskwessies te ontwikkel, as gevolg van fisiese en sielkundige eise van die beroep. Een van die mees algemene gesondheidsprobleme onder professionele musici en tersiêre musiekstudente is die hoë voorkoms van toestande van die spier-skeletstelsel verwant aan die uitvoering van musiek, waarvan uitdagings met betrekking tot die postuur 'n algemene risikofaktor is. Die literatuur dui aan dat die gebruik van somatiese metodes, soos Body Mapping for Musicians (BMg), moontlik aangewend kan word om musici te onderrig oor postuur en optimale beweging, om musikale uitvoering te verbeter en verwante beserings te voorkom. Hierdie kwalitatiewe studie bestudeer tjelliste se ervarings tydens die aanleer en onderrig van BMg om sodoende die uitdagings, trefkrag, en veranderinge wat die tjelliste ervaar het gedurende hulle BMg opleiding, beter te verstaan en te ondersoek. Tegniek, toonkunstenaarskap, beweging, postuur en pedagogiek en persepsies van hulself as tjellis- kunstenaar-onderwyser en somatiese opleier, is van die aspekte wat nagevors is. Die data is versamel deur middel van semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude met vier professionele tjelliste, wat ook BMg opleiers is. Die transkripsies van die onderhoude is ontleed deur gebruik te maak van Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis om sodoende hul ervarings van BMg opleiding deur hul waarnemings, begrip, en gevoelens met betrekking tot die betekenis van noemenswaardige ervarings aan te teken. Die uitslag van die analise word in vyf oorkoepelende temas beskryf: BMg Opleiding (Training), Grondbeginsels van BMg (Fundamental BMg Principles), Verandering (Change), Breër Begrip (Broader Understandings), en Opleiding (Teaching); en ondersteun deur 20 bykomstige temas. Die resultate toon dat die tjelliste se vermoëns in hul musiekuitvoering en onderrig verbeter het. BMg was doeltreffend om kinestetiese vermoëns te verbeter; en het toepaslike bewustheid van beweging en balans gedurende die uitvoering van musiek moontlik gemaak. Tegniese aspekte en postuur het ook verbeter deur die gebruik van korrekte body maps. BMg verskaf die nodige gereedskap aan tjelliste om fisiese en sielkundige uitdagings asook artistieke behoeftes aan te spreek. Die grondbeginsels van BMg was nie alleenlik geskik om leiding te gee aan instrumentele uitvoerings en onderrig nie, maar ook om alledaagse aktiwiteite te verbeter. BMg het aan die deelnemers die geleentheid om te verander, asook innerlike motivering, selfaanvaarding, en fisieke en artistieke vryheid gegee. Die navorsing dra by tot die literatuur rakende musici se beroepsgesondheid, veral navorsing oor gesondheidskwessies wat verwant is aan die uitvoering van musiek, die risikofaktore en voorkoming daarvan. Dit dra ook by tot studies oor musici se gedrag ten opsigte van gesondheid en opvoeding oor beroepsgesondheid; en bied praktiese toepassings vir musici en tjelliste in die besonder, wat belangstel in somatiese metodes. Masters 2024-02-07T20:51:52Z 2024-04-27T00:38:34Z 2024-02-07T20:51:52Z 2024-04-27T00:38:34Z 2024-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/130631 en_ZA en_ZA Stellenbosch University x, 78 pages : illustrations application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Cellists Human body in music Body mapping -- Training Body image in the performing arts Music -- Performance -- Psychological aspects Music -- Instruction and study Cello -- Studies and exercises Cellists -- Interviews Musicians -- Health risk assessment UCTD Reyneke, Amalia Cellists’ experiences of learning and teaching body mapping for musicians: an interpretative phenomenological analysis |
| title | Cellists’ experiences of learning and teaching body mapping for musicians: an interpretative phenomenological analysis |
| title_full | Cellists’ experiences of learning and teaching body mapping for musicians: an interpretative phenomenological analysis |
| title_fullStr | Cellists’ experiences of learning and teaching body mapping for musicians: an interpretative phenomenological analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cellists’ experiences of learning and teaching body mapping for musicians: an interpretative phenomenological analysis |
| title_short | Cellists’ experiences of learning and teaching body mapping for musicians: an interpretative phenomenological analysis |
| title_sort | cellists experiences of learning and teaching body mapping for musicians an interpretative phenomenological analysis |
| topic | Cellists Human body in music Body mapping -- Training Body image in the performing arts Music -- Performance -- Psychological aspects Music -- Instruction and study Cello -- Studies and exercises Cellists -- Interviews Musicians -- Health risk assessment UCTD |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/130631 |
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