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Flow och meditation - En undersökning om faktorer som påverkar musikers flow och hur meditation bidrar till detta tillstånd

Bern, Anders LU (2014) LMMN94 20132
Malmö Academy of Music
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate experiences from musicians on the mental condition flow and facilitating underlying elements. The informants are all students at Malmö Academy of Music. The study also explores participants who have been practicing meditation and the effects of the practice on their states of flow.
All the data has been collected through two group interviews using the qualitative method focus groups. The results show that the participants have clear memories of earlier flow experiences which can be explained and discussed with assistance of scientific research and theory of flow. After practicing meditation for a given period of time, the primary experiences by the informants were increased concentration,... (More)
The purpose of this study is to investigate experiences from musicians on the mental condition flow and facilitating underlying elements. The informants are all students at Malmö Academy of Music. The study also explores participants who have been practicing meditation and the effects of the practice on their states of flow.
All the data has been collected through two group interviews using the qualitative method focus groups. The results show that the participants have clear memories of earlier flow experiences which can be explained and discussed with assistance of scientific research and theory of flow. After practicing meditation for a given period of time, the primary experiences by the informants were increased concentration, decreased response to distractions and a deeper presence when practicing music. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Syftet med studien är att undersöka och lyfta fram hur studenter på musikhögskolan i Malmö beskriver sinnestillståndet flow, samt att klargöra vilka bakomliggande faktorer som påverkar detta tillstånd. Studien undersöker också på vilket sätt en särskild övning i meditation har påverkat informanterna och om deras återgivningar av dess effekter kan kopplas till flow.
All data har samlats in med hjälp av den kvalitativa gruppintervjumetoden fokus- grupper. Resultaten visar bland annat att informanterna har tydliga individuella defini- tioner och erfarenheter av flow som kan förklaras och diskuteras utifrån vetenskaplig teori om sinnestillståndet. De mest påtagliga effekterna av meditationsövningen var ökad koncentration, reducerad reaktion... (More)
Syftet med studien är att undersöka och lyfta fram hur studenter på musikhögskolan i Malmö beskriver sinnestillståndet flow, samt att klargöra vilka bakomliggande faktorer som påverkar detta tillstånd. Studien undersöker också på vilket sätt en särskild övning i meditation har påverkat informanterna och om deras återgivningar av dess effekter kan kopplas till flow.
All data har samlats in med hjälp av den kvalitativa gruppintervjumetoden fokus- grupper. Resultaten visar bland annat att informanterna har tydliga individuella defini- tioner och erfarenheter av flow som kan förklaras och diskuteras utifrån vetenskaplig teori om sinnestillståndet. De mest påtagliga effekterna av meditationsövningen var ökad koncentration, reducerad reaktion på störande objekt, samt en djupare närvaro till musiken. (Less)
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author
Bern, Anders LU
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alternative title
Flow and meditation – A study of the factors that affect flow among musicians and how meditation contributes.
course
LMMN94 20132
year
type
H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
subject
keywords
Koncentration, Utbildningsvetenskap, Musikpedagogik, lärarstudenter i musik Music Education, Educational Science, Concentration, music students, meditation, flow
language
Swedish
id
4361992
date added to LUP
2014-05-05 16:09:42
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2014-05-05 16:09:42
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All the data has been collected through two group interviews using the qualitative method focus groups. The results show that the participants have clear memories of earlier flow experiences which can be explained and discussed with assistance of scientific research and theory of flow. After practicing meditation for a given period of time, the primary experiences by the informants were increased concentration, decreased response to distractions and a deeper presence when practicing music.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Flow och meditation - En undersökning om faktorer som påverkar musikers flow och hur meditation bidrar till detta tillstånd}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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