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Meditation is a practice that has been important for generations in Eastern cultures, but in recent
years it has gained traction in the Western World. Specifically, educators and musicians are
utilizing mindfulness, a concept taken from meditation, to aid in both Socio-Emotional Learning
as well as practical performance gains in the classroom. Research by Anderson (2016),
Czaikowski and Greasley (2015), and Diaz, Silveira, and Strand (2020) support this practice.
Building off of this data, this study asks music students at Ball State University to include
mindfulness techniques in their practice sessions and to self-report perceived improvements in
practice efficiency and performance gains. While the study was interrupted before data collection
could be obtained, prior research supports the hypothesis that students will experience
performance and efficiency increases when adding mindfulness exercises to personal practice. |
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