Effect of Virtual Reality Graded Exposure on Heart Rate and Self-Reported Anxiety Levels of Performing Saxophonists

Bibliographic Data

ID10201820
AuthorsEvelyn K Orman (0000-0002-2265-3294, Louisiana State University, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume51
Issue4
Pages302-315
Publication date2003-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Research in Music Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4294 • E-ISSN: 1945-0095
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/3345657
OpenAlexW2019554881
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited10

This study is an examination of the effect of computer-generated virtual reality graded exposure on the physiological and psychological responses of performing musicians. Eight university saxophone majors, five men and three women, participated in twelve 15- to 20-minute weekly practice sessions during which they were immersed in one of four different virtual environments designed to elicit various anxiety levels. Baseline heart rates and subjective measurements were taken prior to immersion and continued throughout the exposure period. In addition, heart rate and subjective measurements were recorded for three live performances given by each subject before beginning the virtual reality exposure and after completion of the sixth and the twelfth exposure sessions. Findings indicated that the virtual environments did elicit a sense of presence and may have provided the means for desensitization. Heart-rate readings and psychological indications of anxiety did not always correspond

Anxiety · Audiology · Desensitization (medicine · Developmental psychology · Heart rate · Human–computer interaction · Immersion (mathematics · Psychiatry · Virtual reality · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Internal Medicine · Mathematics · Medicine · Music Therapy and Health · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology · Sport Psychology and Performance

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