The Music Performance Anxiety Diagnostic Questionnaire (MPADQ) produces a detailed, personalized profile of your performance anxiety by scoring your responses across 24 sub-categories grouped into 2 broad categories. Rather than reducing your experience to a single number, the MPADQ reveals the specific shape of your anxiety — where it lives, what feeds it, and how it shows up — so that you can use those insights to navigate the accompanying book with intention and efficiency.Documentation Index
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How Scores Are Calculated
Every scored question in the MPADQ uses a five-point Likert scale. When you submit the questionnaire, each answer is converted to a percentage value before being stored in the database — so the values the scoring engine works with are already in percentage form. Some questions are scored inversely (for example, “I am a confident performer”), meaning a higher agreement reflects a better outcome and the mapping is reversed. The stored percentage values are:| Response | Standard Questions | Inversely Scored Questions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 — Strongly Disagree | 0% | 100% |
| 2 — Disagree | 25% | 75% |
| 3 — Neutral | 50% | 50% |
| 4 — Agree | 75% | 25% |
| 5 — Strongly Agree | 100% | 0% |
| 6 — N/A | Excluded | Excluded |
Selecting N/A (answer value 6) means that question is excluded entirely from your sub-category average. If too many answers in a sub-category are marked N/A, the entire sub-category receives an N/A score rather than a potentially misleading number. Specifically, if the number of N/A responses exceeds the minimum required answered questions (1 for a 2-question sub-category; 2 for larger sub-categories), the sub-category scores N/A overall.
Sub-category scores are computed first
For each of the 24 sub-categories, the system collects all non-N/A Likert responses associated with that sub-category — including questions that belong to two sub-categories simultaneously — sums the stored percentage values, divides by the count of answered questions, and rounds to the nearest integer. The result is displayed as a percentage (0%–100%).
Broad category scores are averaged from sub-categories
The Symptomatology broad category score is the rounded average of its 3 sub-category scores (excluding any that scored N/A). The Contributing Factors broad category score is the rounded average of its 21 sub-category scores (excluding any that scored N/A).
Results are stored permanently
Once your questionnaire is submitted, all sub-category and broad category results are written to the database and linked to your unique access key. You can revisit your complete results at any time by re-entering your key on the MPADQ homepage — no need to retake the questionnaire.
Score Interpretation
A score of 100% indicates the most favorable possible outcome for that category (lowest anxiety, strongest contributing factor, or best coping resource). A score of 0% indicates the least favorable outcome. Scores in the middle range (around 50%) reflect a neutral or mixed picture. Because each sub-category measures a different dimension of performance anxiety, it is more meaningful to compare your scores across sub-categories than to focus on any single number in isolation.Some questions in the MPADQ contribute to two sub-categories simultaneously. For example, “I’d rather be singing/playing in a practice room than in front of people” counts toward both Cognitive Symptoms and Behavioral Symptoms. This cross-scoring reflects the genuinely overlapping nature of anxiety dimensions and is intentional.
Using Your Scores with the Book
Your MPADQ score profile is a roadmap. High scores (indicating areas of strength) can be acknowledged and built upon. Low scores (indicating areas of concern) point directly to the chapters in the accompanying book that address those specific symptoms or contributing factors. Rather than reading the book cover-to-cover, you can use your profile to:- Go immediately to the chapters most relevant to your highest-concern sub-categories
- Understand why certain types of anxiety are more prominent for you than others
- Track progress over time by comparing scores if you retake the questionnaire
The Two Broad Categories
The MPADQ organizes all 24 sub-categories under two broad categories. Symptomatology describes how anxiety manifests in you. Contributing Factors describes what underlies and amplifies it.| Broad Category | Sub-Categories |
|---|---|
| Symptomatology | Physical Symptoms, Cognitive Symptoms, Behavioral Symptoms |
| Contributing Factors | Student-Teacher Relationship · Sense of Belonging at School/Career · Generalized Anxiety and Stress · Perfectionism and Self-Criticism · Self-Concept of Performance Ability and Confidence · Self-Esteem · Self-Concept of Long-Term Stakes · Personal Support Structure in People and Activities · Security, Happiness and Support in Romantic Relationships · Physical and Emotional Health · Spiritual and/or Religious Support System and/or Beliefs · Feelings of Being Out-of-Control · Controlling Personality and Competitiveness · Self-Concept of Anxiety · Self-Concept of Focus · Self-Concept of Musical and/or Performance Preparation · Conflict Resolution Inclination · Introversion · General Negativity · Personal Drive/Motivation · The Audition Factor |
Symptomatology
Explore your Physical, Cognitive, and Behavioral symptom scores and learn what each one reveals about how your anxiety manifests in performance.
Contributing Factors
Dive into all 21 contributing factor sub-categories — from perfectionism and self-esteem to introversion and the audition factor — and see which underlying influences are shaping your anxiety profile.