Los beneficios del yoga y de la meditación para el aprendizaje de un instrumento musical

Abstract

The article presents an action research work developed with the cello class of a conservatory with the intention of studying the benefits of yoga and meditation in the learning of an instrument and in the management of some problems inherent to music students, such as musculoskeletal disorders and stage anxiety. The results are intended to help improve teaching practice, distancing musical teachings from the psychological, emotional and physical suffering that musicians sometimes suffer. During the development of the action research with the four participants, data were collected on the involvement in learning, the anxiety of the participants, and a yoga and meditation program was implemented. At the end, the data was collected, again, and the participants were asked for a personal account of their experience. Data analysis showed significant improvements in learning engagement, while state anxiety and stage anxiety levels were reduced. It can be concluded that yoga and meditation, as complements to the training of music students, can help improve their learning and develop coping tools for problems that coexist with the profession.