Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Book Chapter Book Chapter Faculty Publications- Book Chapter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Qualitative Enquiry of the Experience of Music Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic Description An account of the resource Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic became a new normal in todays world and has changed the consumption pattern and absorption of music and music apps in India. The music industry is relatively non-telecommutable, making working from home difficult during the imposed lockdown and social distancing norms. These conditions had adverse effects on the physical and mental health of music professionals. Therefore, it was crucial to understand the differential impact of COVID-19 on music professionals to find effective solutions and plan for future careers in a changed music industry. Method: The current paper qualitatively explored the experiences of the music professionals participating in this research during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Twelve participants having 8 years of average professional experience (comprising singers, instrumentalists, music teachers, composers, YouTube content creators) were telephonically interviewed during the second wave of COVID-19 in India. The interviews were analysed using thematic content analysis. Results: The thematic content analysis resulted in the emergence of two major themes identified from the participants narratives were impact on participating music professionals and coping reactions. Conclusion: The themes emerged from analysis highlighted the impact of COVID-19 on these music professionals and the coping reactions utilized by them. 2025 selection and editorial matter, Dr Uzaina, Dr Rajesh Verma with Dr Ruchi Pandey; individual chapters, the contributors. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mittal S.; Singh T.; Upadhyay D.K.; Tushir B. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Psychological After-Effects of Covid: Post-Pandemic Complications and Interventions in India, pp. 86-107. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Taylor and Francis Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003454984-6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003454984-6</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85204821504&amp;doi=10.4324%2F9781003454984-6&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=7afef4528f878138d6201c5db89f804a" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85204821504&amp;doi=10.4324%2f9781003454984-6&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=7afef4528f878138d6201c5db89f804a</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISBN: 978-104011020-1; 978-103259501-6 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book chapter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Mittal S., School of Liberal Arts, Bennett University, India; Singh T., Banaras Hindu University, India; Upadhyay D.K., Department of Psychology, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi, India; Tushir B., Christ University, Delhi-NCR, India