Pianists on Stage. Space(s) of Performance and Performance Outcome - The effect of various spatial situations on pianists’ performance
(2025) MUUM04 20251Malmö Academy of Music
- Abstract
- The arrangement of piano performance spaces can contribute to shaping the psychological experience of pianists, which in turn influences their performance outcomes. This thesis explores how spatial configurations—such as audience proximity, stage layout, performance room size, and lighting— could affect pianists' mental states, including stress, focus, and confidence when performing on stage. Through a combination of theoretical analysis and empirical observations, this thesis examines how environmental factors impact emotional regulation, and motor coordination during performance. Methods include video recordings of performances, questionnaires, and interviews with the pianist involved in the experiments, which are analysed and discussed.... (More)
- The arrangement of piano performance spaces can contribute to shaping the psychological experience of pianists, which in turn influences their performance outcomes. This thesis explores how spatial configurations—such as audience proximity, stage layout, performance room size, and lighting— could affect pianists' mental states, including stress, focus, and confidence when performing on stage. Through a combination of theoretical analysis and empirical observations, this thesis examines how environmental factors impact emotional regulation, and motor coordination during performance. Methods include video recordings of performances, questionnaires, and interviews with the pianist involved in the experiments, which are analysed and discussed. The intention is to highlight the possibility that spatial arrangements contribute to a different perception of performance. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Utformningen av utrymmen för pianoframträdanden kan bidra till att forma pianistens psykologiska upplevelse, vilket i sin tur påverkar deras prestationsresultat. Denna avhandling utforskar hur rumsliga konfigurationer – såsom publikens närhet, scenens utformning, rummets storlek och belysning – kan påverka pianistens mentala tillstånd, inklusive stress, fokus och självförtroende vid scenframträdanden. Genom en kombination av teoretisk analys och empiriska observationer undersöker denna avhandling hur miljöfaktorer påverkar känsloreglering och motorisk koordination under framträdanden. Metoderna inkluderar videoinspelningar av framträdanden, enkäter och intervjuer med pianisten som deltog i experimenten, vilka analyseras och diskuteras.... (More)
- Utformningen av utrymmen för pianoframträdanden kan bidra till att forma pianistens psykologiska upplevelse, vilket i sin tur påverkar deras prestationsresultat. Denna avhandling utforskar hur rumsliga konfigurationer – såsom publikens närhet, scenens utformning, rummets storlek och belysning – kan påverka pianistens mentala tillstånd, inklusive stress, fokus och självförtroende vid scenframträdanden. Genom en kombination av teoretisk analys och empiriska observationer undersöker denna avhandling hur miljöfaktorer påverkar känsloreglering och motorisk koordination under framträdanden. Metoderna inkluderar videoinspelningar av framträdanden, enkäter och intervjuer med pianisten som deltog i experimenten, vilka analyseras och diskuteras. Avsikten är att belysa möjligheten att rumsliga arrangemang bidrar till en annorlunda upplevelse av själva framträdandet. (Less)
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- author
- Tamiolaki, Eleni LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Pianister på scenen. Framträdanderum och prestationsutfall - Effekten av olika rumsliga situationer på pianistens framträdande
- course
- MUUM04 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- piano performance, spatial situation, performance anxiety, performance outcome, performance space
- language
- English
- additional info
- Reflective part, 8 hp, of degree project, 30 hp,
for the achievement of the degree Master in Music, piano. - id
- 9208223
- date added to LUP
- 2025-08-22 17:31:18
- date last changed
- 2025-08-22 17:31:18
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author = {{Tamiolaki, Eleni}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Pianists on Stage. Space(s) of Performance and Performance Outcome - The effect of various spatial situations on pianists’ performance}},
year = {{2025}},
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