Source note · R013
When the music stops: the effects of lockdown on amateur music groups
Amateur musicians describe disrupted rehearsals, lost contact and varied responses to online music during lockdown.
- Setting
- Related music & arts
- Kind of evidence
- Survey & observational
- Review extent
- Main text reviewed; tables pending
What was studied
An online survey of 235 respondents, predominantly in the United Kingdom, about amateur music during the COVID-19 lockdown.
What it contributes
Respondents missed shared playing and social contact. Experiences with online alternatives and other musical activity varied.
Where the evidence stops
There was no pre-pandemic comparison capable of separating causes. Intentions to return are not observed returns. The main text was reviewed, but the visual tables have not all been audited.
About this review
The main text was reviewed. A complete audit of the visual tables remains outstanding.
Source note updated September 7, 2026. Read our approach to evidence.