Efficacy of cyclic meditation in reducing music performance anxiety on rock musicians

Abstract

BACKGROUND Various forms of yoga like Kripalu yoga, meditation and Relaxation Breathing Technique (RBT) have been found to be very effective in reducing and treating Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) in adolescent and professional musicians.. AIM The present study is aimed at assessing the efficacy of Cyclic Meditation (CM) in reducing MPA in rock musicians. MATERIAL AND METHODS A sample size was sixty (n=60) subject which are rock musicians which had 10 days training of CM are included in the study. Both variables of State-Trait anxiety and Music Performance Anxiety was assesses twice i.e., before and after the intervention of CM. RESULT There is no significant result in KMPAI and STAI variable; however there is a trend of getting significant result in KMPAI in experimental group on the basis of reduction in KMPAI mean value in post data. CONCLUSION This is a unique effort to measure the performance anxiety in rock musicians adding to yoga intervention; however the result was not significant because of so many factors such as, short duration of intervention and small sample size. Keeping this view in mind, we can explore further research in the same area by taking care of all the above mentioned dimensions.