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Picturing: Approaching learning through images (2025)

Lisa D’Harcour
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This study explores how visual imagery can support learning and performance in classical music, specifically its impact on motor learning and the ability to enter a flow state - a state of deep engagement - during performance. Combining findings from attention, motor learning, and performance psychology research with a self-directed experiment, this project introduces a new approach: the use of visual imagery to enhance musical learning.
The method involves associating music with mental imagery and was tested in the early stages of learning a new piece. The results suggest that this technique helped to increase both engagement and expressiveness, making the learning process more appealing. Visualization proved particularly useful in the early stages of practice, helping to create a stronger connection with the music and fostering greater expressiveness from the start.
 In addition to its benefits for professional performers, this approach could also be valuable in teaching children. By making learning more engaging and intuitive, visual imagery offers a fresh perspective on how musicians can deepen their connection to their playing and improve both practice and performance.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsVisual imagery, Motor learning, Musical training, Visualization, Flow
date05/02/2025
published14/07/2025
last modified14/07/2025
statuslimited publication
copyrightLisa D‘Harcour
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
languageAmerican English
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/3394084/3394085
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue3. Internal publication


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comments: 1 (last entry by Bastiaan van der Waals - 04/03/2025 at 16:54)
Bastiaan van der Waals 04/03/2025 at 16:54

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