QUESTIONNAIRE

Dear Concert-Goers,

I am undertaking a survey to collect your feedback about performance intention, which is a very important component of my current vision and work. I am querying both performing musicians and non-musicians members about their audience experiences at concerts. The questions are below in an online form. Your answers will go to a secure location that only my webmaster and I can see.

This is a qualitative study, which means I am gathering detailed responses, rather than collecting a large amount of data. Therefore, each of your responses in as much detail as you would like to share will be a valuable part of the work.

What is especially significant for this survey is how live music moves you, whether positively or negatively. The results will be used in part to create a performance model that focuses on the interaction between musical performer and the audience, and will also be included in my forthcoming book on performing with clear intention.

Please take a few minutes and share your thoughts below. As much as you would like to write is very much appreciated. Your comments will be read carefully and taken into consideration toward a greater understanding of how to create exceptional concerts. I am also including your general responses in my classroom teaching at Berklee College of Music. Please let me know if I may (anonymously) reprint or quote your comments. Thank you so much for taking the time to complete this important survey!

In gratitude, Jeannie Gagné

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Would you like to be on my emailing list? Yes No
(I will email you only to notify you about my concerts and appearances.)
Are you a professional musician? Yes No
Are you an amateur musician? Yes No
1. How often do you attend live musical concerts?
About once a month About twice a month More often than that Rarely
2. Why do you attend musical concerts? What musical style do you tend to see live most often?
3. Can you describe how you usually feel at a concert, or expect/hope to feel? Do you notice feeling differently in the middle of a concert, or at the end of a concert, or both, than when you first arrive?
4. If so, is this experience a reason why you attend? Would you be disappointed with a concert if you did not have some kind of experience there?
5. What musical style or manner of performance, if any, usually draws you to a concert? Why? What musical style or manner of performance, if any, do you find distasteful in concert?
6. Is there music that you like to hear at home, but avoid in concert? Why?
7. What makes you decide to see a musical artist or group again? What makes you decide not to see a musical artist or group again?
8. Do you provide music in a church, synagogue or other house of worship? (If yes, which religion?) What music do you provide? (occasional solos, director, choir member, instrumentalist ___, section leader, etc)


May I quote you in my book, or on my website? Yes No Please quote me anonymously only.
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