Music Performance Anxiety
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About the autistic author markerGorton, A. E. (2026). Music Performance Anxiety. In Music Performers' Lived Experiences (1st ed., pp. 50-66). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003352785-3 · ISBN : 9781003352785 · Place of publication : London
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Abstract
This chapter is based on an autoethnographic narrative of a classically trained violinist and music researcher standing at the interface of music performance anxiety and the late discovery of an Autistic identity. The author, noting that after receiving an Autism diagnosis at age 32 many aspects of her musical experiences have become clearer, thinks through the implications of an Autistic neurotype in relation to a phenomenology of music performance, and discusses how sensory and social differences relate to specific constituents of her performance anxiety. She examines her relationship to her performing self and instrument, personal challenges with treatments and coping strategies, and the process of growing into an identity both on and off the stage. The author concludes by pointing out several important implications for the theoretical understanding of music performance anxiety and Autism, for performing musicians grappling with their own differences, for musicians who seek empathetic connection with different others, and for the design of inclusive pedagogical frameworks and workplace practices.
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