In the mood: An investigation into how my moods influence my piano playing

Abstract: An investigation into how the authors moods influences her piano playing. The methods has been used on this thesis were diary keeping, authors concert experiences and recordings as well as an interview, all in combination with literature on moods and concentration. As an result could say that the the author believes that her moods influences her piano playing if she is not capable of to switch her mood to be highly concentrated before performance. Conclusions are that some of her methods to be highly concentrated musician are different than normally have been recommended. To be able to play better, the author thinks she must bring in the survival mode, which she does through primitive, simple but efficient techniques. This is tiring if the author must do several concerts in a row, but is mainly something inside of the author and it does not affect the experience of the listener.