Meng Chen, Luck Geoff
Department of Music, Art, and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, Department of Music, Art, and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Front Psychol. 2024 Nov 11;15:1452179. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1452179. eCollection 2024.
Practice is acknowledged as a crucial facilitator for musicians to achieve performance excellence. Despite the rich literature on incorporating musical imagery intentionally to improve one's practice efficacy, limitations remain in the understanding of voluntary musical imagery (VMI) in the context of musical practice. Therefore, our aims in this review are threefold. First, we enriched the interpretation of VMI in the context of music practice through the lens of embodied cognition. Second, we integrated neuroscientific findings to elucidate how the deliberate use of musical imagery parallels physical practice in effectiveness. Third, we synthesize work on the application of VMI in enhancing musical learning from both theoretical and practical perspectives. By providing an integrated overview of voluntary musical imagery, we highlight gaps in the literature and encourage further research on (1) the impact of embodied experiences on VMI formation, (2) optimal imagery content and ratio combination to establish a personalized intervention protocol for more effective musical pedagogy, and (3) on physiological measures to access VMI effectiveness. Additionally, we highlight the crucial implications of VMI for researchers, performers, and music educators.
实践被公认为是音乐家实现卓越演奏的关键促进因素。尽管有大量关于有意运用音乐意象来提高练习效果的文献，但在音乐练习背景下对自愿音乐意象（VMI）的理解仍存在局限性。因此，我们本次综述的目标有三个。首先，我们通过具身认知的视角丰富了音乐练习背景下VMI的解释。其次，我们整合神经科学研究结果，以阐明刻意运用音乐意象在效果上如何与身体练习相媲美。第三，我们从理论和实践角度综合了关于VMI在促进音乐学习方面应用的研究。通过对自愿音乐意象进行综合概述，我们突出了文献中的空白，并鼓励对以下方面进行进一步研究：（1）具身体验对VMI形成的影响；（2）最佳意象内容和比例组合，以建立个性化干预方案，实现更有效的音乐教学；（3）用于评估VMI效果的生理测量方法。此外，我们强调了VMI对研究人员、演奏者和音乐教育工作者的关键意义。
