Abstract
The major aim of the research is to analyse the type and complexity of emotions which adolescent musicians
experience before giving a solo music performance. Another aim is to explore the function of these emotions for
performance quality. Just before a school concert, students filled out The UWIST Mood Adjective Checklist (UMACL).
Right after the performance, both the performing students and competent referees used The Performance Evaluation
Scale. The results show that musicians’ pre -performance emotional state is dominated by ambivalent emotions of hope and
sadness, as well as joy and anxiety. As a result of a cluster analysis, six clusters were obtained which defined emotional
states before the performance: high music performance anxiety, moderate music performance anxiety, calm, mixed
emotions, joy with background fatigue, and excitement. The findings show the functional significance of positive emotions
and mixed emotions for performance quality.
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