Research Questions

Research Questions

1. The general topic area I am considering on researching is how emotional states affect performance. Such as nt havig a good day affecting your musicianship on a concert

2. I am actually fascinated with this topic because as a musician myself I do get nervous and it does hinder my performance at times. I want to learn what exactly happens to the body during different mental states during performances.

3. Facts that I have gathered about this research is that having anxiety does in fact hinder performance because one is worried about what others believe about your performance. It also lowers your confidence and focus.

4. Nobody really disagrees that this is true however there are some debates that there are other factors that also hurts performances such as not practicing.

5. The amount of time that I have to research is sufficient to complete my research project.

6. Some subtopics that have emerged are does a healthy mental state contribute to focus and confidence during performance. Another would be does the environment where you are executing an action contribute that performance.

7. How does anxiety affect certain performancs? How could you help calm anxiety to your benefit towards a performance? Does personal life affect your mental state during a performance? Does a healthy mental state contribute to a performance?

8. Key words: Performance, anxiety, mentality, mind-set, focus, confiedence