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| Id | 824 | |
| Author | Williamson V.J., Bonshor M. | |
| Title | Wellbeing in brass bands: The benefits and challenges of group music making | |
| Reference | Williamson V.J., Bonshor M.; Wellbeing in brass bands: The benefits and challenges of group music making ;Frontiers in Psychology vol:10.0 issue: JUN page: |
Link to article | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85068775805&doi=10.3389%2ffpsyg.2019.01176&partnerID=40&md5=5820a6b251b71d2ab8749c1253f1f50c |
| Abstract | The wellbeing impacts of group music making have been established by evidence-based research. However, studies have largely focused on one group music activity; singing in choirs. To what extent can these wellbeing impacts be considered representative of group music making? This paper presents a survey of wellbeing impacts in brass band players. A wellbeing survey was designed to obtain qualitative information as well as quantitative data for computing descriptive statistics regarding both positive and negative impacts of group music making on wellbeing. The survey was distributed via Brass Bands England and 346 adult brass band players reported self-perceived wellbeing impacts across five categories; physical, psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual. Responses were analyzed through a descriptive statistical approach combined with an applied thematic analysis that identified the wellbeing impacts expressed by the performers, as well as their valence (positive vs. negative). Areas of overlap between choral practice and brass band work were identified, most notably in the categories of physical, psychological, and social wellbeing; enhanced respiratory function and body posture, reduced stress, improved general mental health, and regular social interaction. We also identified wellbeing themes that are less common in choral research; impacts relating to the brass bands physical demands, competitive tradition, community roles, and cross-generational social structures. Based on findings, we created a visual model of group music making impacts across five wellbeing categories as a basis for future research. A wider appreciation of the relationships between group music making and wellbeing can be achieved by expanding the present research base to varied music ensembles and adapting the present model to emerging findings. Testing in this systematic way would enhance understanding of the general wellbeing impacts of group music making that might be accounted for by universal brain and body processes vs. wellbeing impacts that may be unique to different ensemble types due to their particular performance styles, practice demands and traditions. © 2019 Williamson and Bonshor. |
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| I feel generally more satisfied with howI am living because I have more purpose and reason to be alive. . | Feeling happy, occupied and fulfilled leads to better mental health and increased resilience when dealing with difficult things. . | This creates a real sense of wellbeing. . | Playing makes me feel happy and positive. . | You get a sense of achievement that can boost your self-esteem. . | This aspect of wellbeing highlights the additional benefits that are offered from participation in choirs in relation to the social dimension of group music making, in contrast to those wellbeing benefits that may at least partly be ascribed just to the act of singing. . | Our research has replicated a wide pattern of wellbeing benefits seen in choral practice that can now be taken forward as the basis of a model for general group music making benefits. . | Group singing can result in improved respiration and speech quality in Parkinsons disease (Di Benedetto et al., 2009), and has physical benefits for patients with respiratory problems, such as emphysema (Engen, 2005), asthma (Irons et al., 2010) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Bonilha et al., 2009). . | Positive comments ranged from reducing stress to an antidote to stress. . | Nurturing and developing your own musical talent leads to many accomplishments that boost your self-esteem over time. . | A wider social effectplaying concerts in our community feeling strong links with the community. . | Testing in this systematic way would enhance understanding of the general wellbeing impacts of group music making that might be accounted for by universal brain and body processes vs. wellbeing impacts that may be unique to different ensemble types due to their particular performance styles, practice demands and traditions. . | Focusing 100% of your concentration on one thing can be like a meditation at times and feels very healthy and beneficial. . | Stable wellbeing is when individuals have the psychological, social and physical resources they need to meet a particular psychological, social and/or physical challenge. . | When stressed, going to a rehearsal calms me and helps me revalue what I was stressed about. . | The importance of this aspect of group music-making for social wellbeing implies that future research needs to look beyond the social environment of the practice/performance room to gather a full picture of how music making can foster positive social wellbeing. . | It is an opportunity to mix with a diverse range of people. . | The social effects from being part of a team working to produce a good performance which leads to a feeling of joy when that point is reached. . | It helps lift me and make me feel good about what I do. . |
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