Mindfulness courses are beneficial in clinical domains for anxiety and depression and are becoming more prevalent as interventions in education. However, little is known about what effects mindfulness might have on musicians. In an exploratory study, 25 music students, who completed one of four 8-week MBSR/MBCT mindfulness courses adapted for musicians at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, completed the validated Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire and a bespoke Mindfulness for Musicians questionnaire pre- and post-intervention. Twenty-one music students also took part in a post-intervention one-to-one semi-structured interview. Post-intervention mindfulness scores for both questionnaires increased significantly in comparison to pre-intervention scores. In interviews, participants were reportedly more aware and focused in instrumental lessons, were less self-critical, and developed increased body awareness, which improved their learning of instrumental technique. Participants also described enhanced teacher/pupil communication. In instrumental practice sessions, participants reported more efficient, effective and creative practice, and said that mindfulness exercises helped them deal with problems experienced while practising. Participants also described enhanced listening skills and improved socio-collaboration in ensemble rehearsals. They reported that mindfulness strategies had positive effects on music performance anxiety and described changes in time perception, enhanced expressivity, and positive post-performance effects. Future researchers could adopt a more robust methodology, such as a randomised controlled trial, and incorporate further design elements, such as longitudinal follow-up. Providing more systematic evidence of the beneficial role of mindfulness for conservatoire music students as learners and performers may encourage greater provision of such opportunities in musical settings in the future.

正念课程在焦虑和抑郁的临床领域中是有益的，并且作为教育干预措施越来越流行。然而，关于正念可能对音乐家产生什么影响的知之甚少。在一项探索性研究中，有25名音乐专业学生在吉尔霍尔音乐与戏剧学院完成了为音乐家准备的四个为期8周的MBSR / MBCT正念课程中的一个，并完成了经过验证的《五面正念问卷》和一份针对音乐家的定制正念问卷调查，和干预后。21名音乐专业的学生还参加了干预后一对一的半结构化访谈。与干预前得分相比，两种问卷的干预后正念得分均显着提高。在采访中 据报道，参与者对工具课程的了解和关注程度更高，对自我批评的要求降低，并且身体意识得到了增强，从而改善了他们对工具技术的学习。参与者还描述了增强的教师/学生沟通。在器乐练习中，参与者报告了更有效，有效和创造性的练习，并说正念练习有助于他们处理练习中遇到的问题。参加者还描述了合奏排练中听力技能的提高和社交合作的改善。他们报告说，正念策略对音乐演奏焦虑有积极影响，并描述了时间知觉的变化，表现力的增强以及演奏后的积极影响。未来的研究人员可能会采用更强大的方法，例如随机对照试验，并纳入其他设计元素，例如纵向随访。提供更系统的证据表明正念对于音乐学院的学生和表演者的有益作用，可能会鼓励将来在音乐环境中提供更多此类机会。