Expert performers understand the impact of sight and sound on the concert stage and project performativity to captivate their audiences. Early-career performers embarking on a professional performance career can benefit from experts’ strategies to develop their performance skills and enhance stagecraft. The aim of this study was to develop and trial a mock concert as experiential learning for professional stagecraft. Three early-career pianists performed in a mock concert for an audience of their peers. The audience noted their impressions of performances, and all engaged in a focus group discussion. Responses were transcribed and analyzed thematically. The audience articulated their visual impressions and appraised performers’ stagecraft and performativity. The audience was drawn to distinctive and memorable stage demeanour that complemented musical expressiveness. Performers revealed their strategies for performativity to enhance concert preparation, project confidence, and achieve professionalism. The mock concert was an effective way to decipher the sight and sound of stage mastery in a practical learning opportunity for early-career performers.

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模拟音乐会：早期职业表演者如何解读和发展舞台技巧


专业表演者了解视觉和听觉对音乐会舞台的影响，并投射表演性以吸引观众。开始专业表演生涯的早期职业表演者可以从专家的策略中受益，以发展他们的表演技巧并提高舞台艺术。本研究的目的是开发和试验模拟音乐会作为专业舞台艺术的体验式学习。三位早期职业钢琴家在一场模拟音乐会上为他们的同龄观众表演。观众们注意到了他们对表演的印象，并都参与了焦点小组讨论。回答被转录并按主题进行分析。观众表达了他们的视觉印象，并评价了表演者的舞台技巧和表演能力。观众被独特而难忘的舞台风度所吸引，这与音乐的表现力相得益彰。表演者们展示了他们的表演策略，以增强音乐会的准备、项目的信心并实现专业性。模拟音乐会是破译舞台掌握的视觉和声音的有效方法，为早期职业表演者提供了实际学习机会。