Abstract
This study investigated the perception of bodily symptoms in a situation of performance anxiety during a music examination (playing the piano). Responses of performance anxiety, including perception of bodily symptoms, were studied on 196 female students at a music college after an examination. As a result, bodily symptoms relating to hands, feet and fingertips, which directly prevent the playing of the piano were perceived more frequently than whole body symptoms. Multiple regression analysis revealed that perception of bodily symptoms relating to the hands, feet and fingertips along with other anxiety responses during performance had promotive effects on post-performance anxiety. On the other hand, perception of whole body symptoms did not have a significant effect on post-performance anxiety.
