Learning in the spotlight: approaches to self-regulating and profiling performance

Williamon, A. and Clark, T. and Küssner, M. B. (2017) Learning in the spotlight: approaches to self-regulating and profiling performance. In: Learning in the spotlight: approaches to self-regulating and profiling performance. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 206-221. ISBN 9780199346677 (hardback) 9780199346707 (online)

Abstract

The skills needed to perform music well and to communicate effectively as a performer are truly multifaceted. Increasingly, new methods and technologies are enabling a better understanding of how musicians perform and some of the reasons great performances are so compelling. Yet, optimizing performance skills can still be an elusive task for musicians. Implicit in this is the need for performers to attain a high level of self-awareness regarding their skills and behaviours, appropriate development of those skills and behaviours, and effective implementation of them within high-stress performance situations. This chapter provides an overview of self-regulated learning and examines its relevance to enhancing musical performance. To assist musicians in applying self-regulatory processes to their own assessment, development and review of performance skills, the authors introduce an approach widely used in sport—performance profiling—as a means of facilitating effective ‘self-regulated performing’.

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