The relation between the parental attitude and music performance anxiety

For students studying in music education departments, instrument and voice performance constitute an important dimension of their education. Instrument exams, concerts and lessons are some of the areas where students perform with their instruments or voices. It is known that students experience anxiety before or during their performances. This anxiety is called "music performance anxiety" in music science. In this study, it was aimed to determine the relationship between parental attitudes and music performance anxiety and the relationship between music performance anxiety and various variables. The participants of the study consisted of 170 music teacher candidates studying in music teaching departments of four state universities in 2022-2023. This research is a descriptive study using the relational survey model. The data were collected through Personal Information Form, Parental Attitude Scale and Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Scale. As a result of the research; The scores students received from the overall music performance anxiety scale; It was concluded that the results differed according to gender, high school type, time devoted to daily music education, presence of a music-related member in their family, and performance status in the department. There was no difference according to class grade, age, number of siblings, birth order, duration of music education, economic status, mother's education status, father's education status, membership to a music group other than the department. It was concluded that there was a weak positive correlation between students' parental attitudes and their music performance anxiety. It is suggested for researchers to look at the effect of variables not addressed in this study on music performance anxiety. Keywords: Music Education, Performance, Music Performance Anxiety, Parental Attitude