Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Current Research in Education, Prof. Dr. Gizem SAYGILI, Editör, Vizetek, Ankara, ss.175-192, 2025
In this research, it was aimed to examine the effect of breathing–stretching–focusing–relaxation
(BSFR) exercises applied to fine arts high school students on their music
performance anxiety (MPA).
The study was implemented in accordance
with the pre-test post-test control group model. The study group of the
research was determined by convenient sampling method and consisted of 50
(experimental n=25 and control n=25) music department students studying in the
spring semester of 2022-2023 academic year. The students in the experimental
group were subjected to a total of 10 sessions of BSFR exercises for 8 weeks,
while the control group was not trained in any way. Data were collected with
the "Music Performance Anxiety Scale for Adolescents" (MPASA) and
analyzed with T-test.
As a result of the research; despite the
fact that there was no decrease in the MPA of the students in the control group,
a decrease was observed in the MPASA post-test scores of the students in the
experimental group who were subjected to BSFR exercises training compared to
the pre-test scores. It is concluded that the BSFR exercises applied in the
study were effective on the experimental group and decreased their MPA scores.