Empathies of Musical Performance and Understanding

Authors

  • Anton Vishio William Paterson University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18061/emr.v10i1-2.4595

Keywords:

cognitive empathy, embodiment, performance

Abstract

In my commentary on Erin Heisel’s thought-provoking essay, I explore alternative responses to the masterclass she describes. I propose expanding the kinds of empathy that might be most useful to performers to include “cognitive empathy,” while suggesting ways in which an empathy of identification can be problematic. I consider as well expansions to her definition of empathy to engage considerations of musical structure and embodiment, and I close with a proposal to expand Heisel’s pedagogical techniques into situations where empathy may be hard to find.

Published

2015-04-08

How to Cite

Vishio, A. (2015). Empathies of Musical Performance and Understanding. Empirical Musicology Review, 10(1-2), 116–120. https://doi.org/10.18061/emr.v10i1-2.4595