ABSTRACT

The complex realities of musicians’ portfolio careers highlight the need for research on musicians’ wellbeing. Musicians may include community work within their portfolio such as the facilitation of singing groups for health and wellbeing. Until recently, research on these groups has focused primarily on health and wellbeing outcomes for group participants with little discussion of these factors for the facilitators as professional musicians. We recruited eleven facilitators for semi-structured interviews to investigate their work experiences. Informed by positive psychology and the PERMA model for wellbeing, reflexive thematic analysis of interview data produced themes indicating positive wellbeing outcomes for facilitators. Facilitation was experienced as a unique relationship and mode of performance, and as work ideally suited to facilitators’ skills and interests. Facilitators’ experiences exhibited all five PERMA elements constitutive of wellbeing: positive emotions (P), engagement (E), relationships (R), meaning (M), and accomplishment (A). These findings align with other research on the positive experiences of professional musicians, music educators and singing group participants, while contributing new understanding that facilitation of these groups can offer wellbeing benefits that compliment musicians’ livelihoods. This is important knowledge for the facilitators themselves and for university educators who seek to inform the career choices of their students.

摘要

音乐家从事音乐事业的复杂现实凸显了对音乐家福祉进行研究的必要性。音乐家可以将社区工作包括在他们的业务范围内，例如促进歌唱团体的健康和福祉。直到最近，对这些小组的研究仍主要集中在小组参与者的健康和福祉成果上，而对于作为专业音乐人的促进者很少讨论这些因素。我们招募了11位主持人进行半结构化访谈，以调查他们的工作经验。受到积极心理学和PERMA健康模式的启发，对访谈数据进行反思性主题分析得出的主题表明了促进者的积极健康结果。促进是一种独特的关系和绩效模式，并且是非常适合主持人的技能和兴趣的工作。主持人的经历展示了PERMA健康的全部五个要素：积极情绪（P），参与（E），关系（R），意义（M）和成就（A）。这些发现与其他有关专业音乐家，音乐教育者和歌唱团体参与者的积极经历的研究相吻合，同时也使人们对促进这些团体可以提供有益于音乐家生活的福利的新认识得到了新的认识。这对于协助者自己以及寻求告知学生职业选择的大学教育者来说都是重要的知识。和成就（A）。这些发现与其他有关专业音乐家，音乐教育者和歌唱团体参与者的积极经历的研究相吻合，同时也使人们对促进这些团体可以提供有益于音乐家生活的福利的新认识得到了新的认识。这对于协助者自己以及寻求告知学生职业选择的大学教育者来说都是重要的知识。和成就（A）。这些发现与其他有关专业音乐家，音乐教育者和歌唱团体参与者的积极经历的研究相吻合，同时也使人们对促进这些团体可以提供有益于音乐家生活的福利的新认识得到了新的认识。这对于协助者自己以及寻求告知学生职业选择的大学教育者来说都是重要的知识。