Abschlussarbeit, Theorie

Achtsamkeit für Musiker:innen

2023

Creator Manuel Oswald

Department ZHdK, CAS/MAS/DAS Musikpraxis, Zürich, CH

MediumPrint, Broschüre

DimensionsFormat: 29.7 × 21 cm, 64 Seiten

Titles

UntertitelMögliche Anwendungen aus der Perspektive eines Dirigenten, ehemaligen Kammermusikers und Achtsamkeitslehrers

StudienarbeitMAS in Musikpraxis, Schwerpunkt Orchesterleitung

DescriptionThe life of professional musicians can be very challenging. Despite the pressure they are under throughout their careers, too little is done to provide the necessary support for their mental and physical well-being. As a conductor, former chamber musician, mindfulness meditation teacher, and long-term meditation practitioner, I have experienced firsthand the possibilities that mindfulness can offer to improve the well-being of musicians, both mentally and physically. There is very little research on the possibilities that mindfulness could offer to musicians. In this work, three areas are explored in which mindfulness can play a central role and which may be particularly useful to them. I explain how the practice of mindfulness can help conductors (and other musicians) become better leaders, how musicians can learn to collaborate in situations of disagreement and conflict, and present different possibilities for managing stress with methods derived from mindfulness meditation. In conclusion, I think that mindfulness meditation has vast potential to improve the well-being of musicians throughout their career. These methods could easily be integrated into any curriculum. Studies should be conducted so that this new field could be explored.

Object numberDEE-2023-C02-001

DepartmentArchiv ZHdK

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Credit LineZürcher Hochschule der Künste / Archiv