Charlene Ryan
Biographic Data
| ID | 5873043 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charlene Ryan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charlene |
| FAMILY NAME | Ryan |
| SIGNATURE | RYAN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Toronto Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3268-6823 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The role of social media feedback in performance preparation, self-esteem, and anxiety
Online social networking is a common mode of communication; however, the research literature is divided as to its impact upon well-being. As musicians increasingly engage in online performances, we were interested in exploring responses and feelings stemming from social media (SM) feedback related to shared performance encounters. Six university students enrolled in music classes as novice musicians posted pre-performance clips on SM before an in…
Inside the piano studio
Music performance anxiety (MPA) is a common experience among musicians of all ages. However, young pianists have indicated receiving limited performance training or effective MPA support from their teachers. As these findings do not reflect teacher perspectives, this study was designed to provide a fuller picture of piano training. Two hundred thirty-seven piano teachers from across Canada and the United States participated in an online survey, c…
Music performance anxiety and perfectionism
During the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual music instruction became commonplace. Considering the exposed nature and intent focus of participants in online video conferencing, we wondered whether students might experience music performance anxiety (MPA) in their virtual classes to a greater extent than in their in-person classes. Furthermore, we were interested to learn whether prior experience on the instrument/voice used in the online class, gender, …
Performing Music and Performing Teaching
Anxiety related to music performance and to teaching in non-music fields has been studied extensively; however, anxiety pertaining to the performative roles specific to music teachers, both preservice and inservice, has yet to be considered. This pilot study was designed to take the first steps in examining music education students’ anxieties in the context of preservice teaching. Twenty-seven music education students completed a questionnaire ab…
Relationships between music performance anxiety and impostor phenomenon responses of graduate music performance students
The purpose of this study was to explore potential relationships between music performance anxiety (MPA) and feelings associated with the impostor phenomenon (IP). Participants completed an online questionnaire comprising demographic questions and two instruments: the Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Inventory (KMPAI) and an adapted version of the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (CIPS-P). Although MPA has been found to affect performers of many a…
Background music of varying tempi produces differing facial emotional expressions and performance in music-majors and non-majors as they complete a reading comprehension test
This study examined how music major and non-music major participants’ performances and emotional expressions differed when exposed to background music of varying tempi while completing a reading comprehension task. Two questions were addressed: (1) What effect does background music of varying tempi have on the performance of music and non-music majors while completing a reading comprehension task? and (2) What real-time expressed emotions and sel…
A critical review of child perfectionism as it relates to music pedagogy
Perfectionism as a construct has received increasing attention in recent years, in particular with regard to its potentially debilitating effects. In this critical literature review, the prevalence and development of perfectionism in school-age musicians are examined, with an eye to the implicit values of neoliberalism and settler colonialism represented in music curricula. Parent, teacher, and cultural influences are considered, as well as the r…
Children’s feelings about piano performances across a year of study
Solo performance is a common experience for children learning to play an instrument, yet the research literature on these experiences is limited, with a focus on older children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to examine younger children’s feelings about performance over the course of a year of study. Forty-one children were interviewed about their piano lessons and performance experiences at the end of two consecutive semesters of …
Performance Preparation, Anxiety, and the Teacher. Experiences of Adolescent Pianists
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of adolescent pianists in their private lessons and solo performances in regard to concert preparation and music performance anxiety ( mpa ). A particular focus was placed on the student-teacher relationship and the potential role of teachers in students’ preparation, experience, and anxiety in performance situations. 62 piano students completed questionnaires pertaining to their private le…
Performance Stress and the Very Young Musician
Performance anxiety is a common experience among musicians. Recent studies have found it to be an issue not only for adult performers but also for developing musicians as early as third grade. The question as to its developed or innate nature led to the present inquiry pertaining to young children’s responses to performance situations. Sixty-six 3- and 4-year-olds taking group music lessons that culminated in two concerts served as participants. …
An Investigation Into the Choral Singer's Experience of Music Performance Anxiety
The purpose of this study was to examine the performance experiences of choral singers with respect to music performance anxiety. Members of seven semiprofessional choirs ( N = 201) completed questionnaires pertaining to their experience of performance anxiety in the context of their performance history, their experience with conductors, and their use of coping mechanisms. Results indicated that performance anxiety was a common experience for the…
Effects of Excerpt Tempo and Duration on Musicians' Ratings of High-Level Piano Performances
The purpose of this study was to determine how judgments of solo performances recorded at an international piano competition might be affected by excerpt duration (20 versus 60 seconds) and tempo (slow versus fast). Musicians rated performances on six test items. Results indicated that piano majors rated slow excerpts higher than they rated fast excerpts, and that they rated slow excerpts higher than nonpiano majors rated either slow or fast exce…
Attractiveness Bias in the Evaluation of Young Pianists' Performances
We investigated how the attractiveness bias that influences the judgment of a variety of characteristics and behaviors in infants, children, and adults affects the evaluation of young pianists' performances. The assumption was that both the visual and the audio components of a videotaped musical performance influence the viewers perception of performance quality. We asked children, musicians, and nonmusicians (n = 75) to rate the quality of 10 pi…
An Investigation Into the Choral Singer's Experience of Music Performance Anxiety
The purpose of this study was to examine the performance experiences of choral singers with respect to music performance anxiety. Members of seven semiprofessional choirs ( N = 201) completed questionnaires pertaining to their experience of performance anxiety in the context of their performance history, their experience with conductors, and their use of coping mechanisms. Results indicated that performance anxiety was a common experience for the…
Attractiveness Bias in the Evaluation of Young Pianists' Performances
We investigated how the attractiveness bias that influences the judgment of a variety of characteristics and behaviors in infants, children, and adults affects the evaluation of young pianists' performances. The assumption was that both the visual and the audio components of a videotaped musical performance influence the viewers perception of performance quality. We asked children, musicians, and nonmusicians (n = 75) to rate the quality of 10 pi…
Effects of Excerpt Tempo and Duration on Musicians' Ratings of High-Level Piano Performances
The purpose of this study was to determine how judgments of solo performances recorded at an international piano competition might be affected by excerpt duration (20 versus 60 seconds) and tempo (slow versus fast). Musicians rated performances on six test items. Results indicated that piano majors rated slow excerpts higher than they rated fast excerpts, and that they rated slow excerpts higher than nonpiano majors rated either slow or fast exce…
Performance Stress and the Very Young Musician
Performance anxiety is a common experience among musicians. Recent studies have found it to be an issue not only for adult performers but also for developing musicians as early as third grade. The question as to its developed or innate nature led to the present inquiry pertaining to young children’s responses to performance situations. Sixty-six 3- and 4-year-olds taking group music lessons that culminated in two concerts served as participants. …
Attractiveness Bias in the Evaluation of Young Pianists' Performances
We investigated how the attractiveness bias that influences the judgment of a variety of characteristics and behaviors in infants, children, and adults affects the evaluation of young pianists' performances. The assumption was that both the visual and the audio components of a videotaped musical performance influence the viewers perception of performance quality. We asked children, musicians, and nonmusicians (n = 75) to rate the quality of 10 pi…
Effects of Excerpt Tempo and Duration on Musicians' Ratings of High-Level Piano Performances
The purpose of this study was to determine how judgments of solo performances recorded at an international piano competition might be affected by excerpt duration (20 versus 60 seconds) and tempo (slow versus fast). Musicians rated performances on six test items. Results indicated that piano majors rated slow excerpts higher than they rated fast excerpts, and that they rated slow excerpts higher than nonpiano majors rated either slow or fast exce…
An Investigation Into the Choral Singer's Experience of Music Performance Anxiety
The purpose of this study was to examine the performance experiences of choral singers with respect to music performance anxiety. Members of seven semiprofessional choirs ( N = 201) completed questionnaires pertaining to their experience of performance anxiety in the context of their performance history, their experience with conductors, and their use of coping mechanisms. Results indicated that performance anxiety was a common experience for the…
Performance Stress and the Very Young Musician
Performance anxiety is a common experience among musicians. Recent studies have found it to be an issue not only for adult performers but also for developing musicians as early as third grade. The question as to its developed or innate nature led to the present inquiry pertaining to young children’s responses to performance situations. Sixty-six 3- and 4-year-olds taking group music lessons that culminated in two concerts served as participants. …
Performance Preparation, Anxiety, and the Teacher. Experiences of Adolescent Pianists
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of adolescent pianists in their private lessons and solo performances in regard to concert preparation and music performance anxiety ( mpa ). A particular focus was placed on the student-teacher relationship and the potential role of teachers in students’ preparation, experience, and anxiety in performance situations. 62 piano students completed questionnaires pertaining to their private le…
A critical review of child perfectionism as it relates to music pedagogy
Perfectionism as a construct has received increasing attention in recent years, in particular with regard to its potentially debilitating effects. In this critical literature review, the prevalence and development of perfectionism in school-age musicians are examined, with an eye to the implicit values of neoliberalism and settler colonialism represented in music curricula. Parent, teacher, and cultural influences are considered, as well as the r…
Children’s feelings about piano performances across a year of study
Solo performance is a common experience for children learning to play an instrument, yet the research literature on these experiences is limited, with a focus on older children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to examine younger children’s feelings about performance over the course of a year of study. Forty-one children were interviewed about their piano lessons and performance experiences at the end of two consecutive semesters of …
Background music of varying tempi produces differing facial emotional expressions and performance in music-majors and non-majors as they complete a reading comprehension test
This study examined how music major and non-music major participants’ performances and emotional expressions differed when exposed to background music of varying tempi while completing a reading comprehension task. Two questions were addressed: (1) What effect does background music of varying tempi have on the performance of music and non-music majors while completing a reading comprehension task? and (2) What real-time expressed emotions and sel…
Relationships between music performance anxiety and impostor phenomenon responses of graduate music performance students
The purpose of this study was to explore potential relationships between music performance anxiety (MPA) and feelings associated with the impostor phenomenon (IP). Participants completed an online questionnaire comprising demographic questions and two instruments: the Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Inventory (KMPAI) and an adapted version of the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (CIPS-P). Although MPA has been found to affect performers of many a…
Music performance anxiety and perfectionism
During the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual music instruction became commonplace. Considering the exposed nature and intent focus of participants in online video conferencing, we wondered whether students might experience music performance anxiety (MPA) in their virtual classes to a greater extent than in their in-person classes. Furthermore, we were interested to learn whether prior experience on the instrument/voice used in the online class, gender, …
Performing Music and Performing Teaching
Anxiety related to music performance and to teaching in non-music fields has been studied extensively; however, anxiety pertaining to the performative roles specific to music teachers, both preservice and inservice, has yet to be considered. This pilot study was designed to take the first steps in examining music education students’ anxieties in the context of preservice teaching. Twenty-seven music education students completed a questionnaire ab…
The role of social media feedback in performance preparation, self-esteem, and anxiety
Online social networking is a common mode of communication; however, the research literature is divided as to its impact upon well-being. As musicians increasingly engage in online performances, we were interested in exploring responses and feelings stemming from social media (SM) feedback related to shared performance encounters. Six university students enrolled in music classes as novice musicians posted pre-performance clips on SM before an in…
Inside the piano studio
Music performance anxiety (MPA) is a common experience among musicians of all ages. However, young pianists have indicated receiving limited performance training or effective MPA support from their teachers. As these findings do not reflect teacher perspectives, this study was designed to provide a fuller picture of piano training. Two hundred thirty-seven piano teachers from across Canada and the United States participated in an online survey, c…
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