Considerations about music performance learning

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Music Performance, Pedagogy, Transdisciplinarity, Learning Model, José Alberto Kaplan

Abstract

The present work offers a systematized proposal for the practice of musical instruments and singing, emphasizing study procedures. The main basis for this work is the Pianistic Learning Theory (Teoria da Aprendizagem Pianística) by Brazilian pedagogue José Alberto Kaplan. There is also a brief critical overview of the history of musical instrument learning and music education methods, dialoguing with areas such as Cognitive Psychology, Neuroscience and Physical Education.

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Author Biographies

Daniel Lemos Cerqueira, Federal University of Maranhão (Brazil)

Piano Technician at the Music Academy Lorenzo Fernandez in the class of pianist Maria Luísa Urquiza Lundberg, Bachelor in Piano at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in the class of pianist Miguel Rosselini, and Master in Performance from the same institution, under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Ana Cláudia de Assis and Piano student of Prof. Dr. Maurício Veloso. He has performed in several concert halls in Brazil as soloist and accompanying pianist. He has participated in festivals and interpretation courses with Celina Szrvinsk, Luís Senise, Fany Solter, Michael Uhde, Ricardo Castro and Fernando Corvisier, among others, and has won prizes in piano interpretation competitions. He was substitute piano teacher at the State University of Maranhão (UEMA), currently working as Assistant Professor at the Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), dedicating himself to teaching and research in Piano and mainly in the area of Music Performance Teaching, with 18 publications in books, journals and national and international events. He has participated in works that can contribute to the development of Music Education in Maranhão, especially the reform of the Political-Pedagogical Project of the Music School of the State of Maranhão (EMEM), the main institution of music education in this State.

Ricieri Carlini Zorzal, Federal University of Maranhão (Brazil)

Bachelor's degree in guitar performance from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), in the class of professor Fernando Araújo, Master in Performance from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), under the guidance of professor Dr. Mário Ulloa and PhD in Music Education also from UFBA, under the guidance of Professor Cristina Tourinho. He has worked as a concert performer, playing at Theatro São Pedro in Porto Alegre and at the International Winter Festival of Domingos Martins, among others. As a researcher, he has published articles in periodicals, book chapters and has recently released a book on musical performance. In 2009, he completed a seven-month research internship in music at the Universidade Católica University, in the city of Porto, under the guidance of Professor Daniela Coimbra. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Arts and coordinator of the Center for Humanities at the Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA).

Guilherme Augusto de Ávila, Federal University of Maranhão (Brazil)

He started his undergraduate studies at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and completed his Bachelor's degree in guitar performance at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), in the class of Professor Fernando Araújo. He holds a Master in Performance from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), under the guidance of professor Dr. Mário Ulloa. He has participated in master-classes with important guitarists, including Fábio Zanon and Eduardo Isaac. He has performed several times as a concert performer, giving recitals in several Brazilian cities. As a researcher, he has publications in national and international symposiums. He was Substitute Professor at the State University of Maranhão (UEMA) and also at the Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA). He is currently Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Arts at UFMA.

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2012-12-10

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Cerqueira, Daniel Lemos, Ricieri Carlini Zorzal, and Guilherme Augusto de Ávila. 2012. “Considerations about Music Performance Learning”. Per Musi, no. 26 (December):1-16. https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/permusi/article/view/39970.

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