Affect regulation skills with music

Last week I presented a paper at the conference for Music Development and Learning at Roehampton University. This conference was organized by Roehampton University and SEMPRE. For this conference I also wrote a paper for the proceedings titled: "Affect regulation skills with music: Insight and changes over time". You will find the abstract of this paper below.
If you like a copy of the paper (pdf) then let me know.

ABSTRACT
This paper describes a diary study followed by interviews in which it was explored how people use music for affect regulation. For this paper specifically, the data concerning the development, change, and learning of affect regulation skills are discussed. Two types of development are identified: First, lifelong development through experience with the working and outcomes of music, and second, the development of skills and especially insight of skills through participation in the study itself. The latter shows that after participants had the opportunity to think about the topic, the study caused them to reflect on their day-to-day affect regulation and they gained insight in their affect regulation behaviour. This indicates that the study itself can be a useful tool to gain knowledge. By means of this tool, one could improve one’s own affect regulation skills. The study incorporated a wide range of age, 18-64, and age-related effects will be reported.

Podcast on Hear here

After posting the little articles about music psychology (see previous post), the website Hear here from royal philharmonic orchestra and classic FM also posted a podcast in which Alex Lamont (at 6'25'') and I (at 8' 36'') are explaining a little about music and its influence on our moods. My piece was cut a little unfortunate, but basically what I am saying here is that people do not always want to be happy as the hedonistic theories claim we do, but they turn out to make themselves relaxed with listening to music. Something I also agree as to be a form of happiness, but a form of happiness that contains less arousal, and is therefore less tiresome to be in.
Especially in comparison with the perfect English accents of the host, my accent sticks out horribly, my apologies for that :-). Even more reason to compliment the host on his lovely pronunciation of my name.
Go to "this month", "podcasts" no. 10. to hear the complete podcast.