Activity Self-Regulation and Anxiety Level in Avocational and Professional Musicians

Abstract

A comparative study was established, considering the various characteristics of activity self-regulation, as well as their comparison with the levels of anxiety in musicians, depending on their specialization, as well as professional status. It was established that professional vocalists have clearer ideas about their capabilities, as well as a higher level of personal anxiety than avocational vocalists. Professional instrumentalists are less anxious and more collected at the time of execution than avocational instrumentalists or vocalists. Professional musicians, unlike avocational musicians, have a higher level of anxiety and less pronounced self-control of the self-regulation dynamics. The data obtained are of particular importance for students of musical educational institutions, as they emphasize the importance of maintaining control over the level of anxiety in order to increase their professional status. Establishing the degree, showing development of self-regulation skills and the level of anxiety, can be useful for a musician, as it will help to identify a number of possible problems that have a destructive or inhibitory effect on professional skills.