Understanding motivation and practice quality in elite music performance

Student Vitality, Teacher Engagement, and Rapport in Studio Music Instruction

Jennifer Blackwell, Peter Miksza, Paul Evans, Gary E McPherson

2020-05-21

Evaluating practice strategies, behavior and learning progress in elite performers: An exploratory study

Adina Mornell, Margaret S Osborne, Gary E McPherson

2020-03-01

<jats:p> Typical musicians devote most of their time to blocks of physical practice and mistake-avoidance, as opposed to mental pr..

Precompetitive appraisal, performance anxiety and confidence in conservatorium musicians: A case for coping

Margaret S Osborne, Gary E McPherson

2019-05-01

Developing tests of musical improvisation performance

Gary McPherson

2019-03-28

This volume also looks at technical aspects of measurement in music, and outlines situations where theoretical foundations can be ..

Applying self-regulated learning microanalysis to study musicians’ practice

G McPherson, M Osborne, P Evans, P Miksza

2019-01-01

This article describes the development of a music practice microanalysis protocol that is based on the three-phase model of self-r..

Wellness Among University-level Music Students: A Study of the Predictors of Subjective Vitality

P Miksza, P Evans, GE McPherson

2019-01-01

<jats:p> For many music students, the transition to university-level studies can be a time characterized by high levels of stress ..

Self-regulated learning in music practice and performance

G McPherson, P Miksza, P Evans

2018-01-01

This chapter discusses self-regulated learning (SRL) in the context of music. SRL holds significant potential for increasing the e..

Vocal, Instrumental, and Ensemble Learning and Teaching An Oxford Handbook of Music Education

Gary McPherson, Graham F Welch

2018-01-01

This volume rounds out with a focus on a wide range of perspectives dealing with group performance of instrumental music, an area ..

Learning to perform: From 'gifts' and 'talents' to skills and creative engagement

J Davidson, G McPherson

2017-01-01

To perform any skilled activity to expert level requires committed and intensely motivated learning. This chapter explores how mus..

Analyzing musical prodigiousness using Gagné's Integrative Model of Talent Development

F Gagné, G MCPHERSON

2016-09-10

We survey three interlocking talent development models: a) the Differentiating Model of Giftedness and Talent (DMGT), the Developm..

Musical prodigies: Interpretations from psychology, education, musicology and ethnomusicology

GE McPherson

2016-09-10

What makes a prodigy? Although child prodigies can be found in various disciplines such as music, mathematics, chess, and art, the..

Musical prodigies within the virtual stage of YouTube

F de Mink, G MCPHERSON

2016-09-10

This chapter examines YouTube as a medium for accessing the videos of young music performers. Comparisons of the characteristics o..

Processes of musical identity consolidation during adolescence

G MCPHERSON, P Evans

2016-08-31

Musical prodigies: Early manifestations, development and outcomes

G MCPHERSON

2016-06-18

Presentation to the Mozart and the Mind symposium. Continuing Medical Education (CME) symposium, sponsored by Mainly Mozart, June ..

Exploring the academic and psychosocial impact of El Sistema-inspired music programs within two low socio-economic schools

Margaret S Osborne, Gary E McPherson, Robert Faulkner, Jane W Davidson, Margaret S Barrett

2016-06-01

Applying self-determination and self-regulation theories for optimizing music performance

G MCPHERSON, P Evans, E Kupers, J Renwick

2016-04-01

In this chapter, we explain research related to motivation and practice quality as a means of outlining our thoughts on how musici..

Musical potential

G MCPHERSON, S Hallam

2016-01-14

The 2nd edition of the Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology updates the original landmark text which provided a comprehensive revie..

Building gifts into musical talents

G MCPHERSON, A Williamon

2016-01-01

Playing an Instrument

G MCPHERSON, J Davidson, P Evans

2016-01-01

The Child as Musician: A handbook of musical development

GE McPherson

2016-01-01

This book is a handbook of musical development from conception to late adolescence. Within twenty-four chapters it celebrates the ..

Videoconferencing for teaching and learning using highly interactive pedagogy

G Moore, R Stevens, G McPherson

2015-12-06

Identity and practice: The motivational benefits of a long-term musical identity

Paul Evans, Gary E McPherson

2015-05-01

Foreword

P SMYTH

2015-01-01

Motivation to study music in Australian schools: the impact of music learning, gender, and socio-economic status

Gary E McPherson, Margaret S Osborne, Margaret S Barrett, Jane W Davidson, Robert Faulkner

2015-01-01

This study extends an eight-country mapping exercise undertaken (McPherson & O’Neill, 2010; see RSME issues 2010-2011) to now incl..

Musical literacy: Reading traditional clef notation

Janet Mills, Gary McPherson

2015-01-01

This chapter discusses what it means for a child to be “musically literate.” It focuses on the fundamental aspects of learning to ..

Musical Prodigies: Early Manifestations, Catalysts and Outcomes

G MCPHERSON

2015-01-01

One of the most contentious debates in psychology, education, biology and other related disciplines centres on the source of excep..

Practice quantity, practice quality, motivation, and their roles in improving performance

P Evans, G MCPHERSON

2015-01-01

Background For musicians in the highest levels of training in music conservatories, practice is one of the key activities for deve..

Underlying mechanisms and processes in the development of emotion perception in music

E Schubert, G MCPHERSON

2015-01-01

This chapter proposes a spiral model to explain the development of the perception of emotion in music from infant to adolescent. D..

Von fremdgesteuertem Üben zu selbstgesteurerten Lernaktivitäten: Schlüsselprozesse effizienten musikalishchen Lernens verstehen

G MCPHERSON

2015-01-01

The genetic basis of music ability

Yi Ting Tan, Gary E McPherson, Isabelle Peretz, Samuel F Berkovic, Sarah J Wilson

2014-06-27

Foreword

G McPherson

2012-12-01

By focusing on the benefits of active music engagement across the entire lifespan, Lifelong engagement with music: Benefits for me..

The Child as Musician: A Handbook of Musical Development

GE McPherson

2012-03-22

© Oxford University Press 2006. All rights reserved. This book is a handbook of musical development from conception to late adoles..

The Child as Musician: A Handbook of Musical Development

GE McPherson

2012-03-22

Using self-regulation to unlock musical success

GE Mcpherson

2012-01-01