Musical game Magic Dice

a teaching aid that provides ludic support for playing the instrument

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2024.48426

Keywords:

game, music, satisfaction, instrument, technical-interpretative aspects

Abstract

This work discusses the challenge of the music teacher in engaging the student in classes and in individual practice. Theoretical references from philosophers such as Huizinga, Piaget and Callois were used to address the game and its relationship with music. Furthermore, methodologies relating to the practice of the instrument from theorists such as Suzuki, Tania Carey, Karen Tuttle and Primrose were also used to support decisions about the technical-interpretive aspects of the violin, viola and cello. With the aim of making classes and daily study more interesting and improving the technical-interpretive aspects of the instrument, the Magic Dice game proposes practice in a playful reality, allowing the child to improve their performance and achieve satisfaction when playing. In this study, after using the Magic Dice, there was progress in the student's tuning, sound and posture, in addition to growth in sociability, interaction and bond between student, instrument and teacher.    

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Author Biography

Maria Fernanda Leitao Canabarro, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

She holds a Bachelor's degree in Music with a specialization in Viola from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Master and PhD in Music/Performance in Viola from the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Works as an instrumentalist, researcher and educator. As a violist, graduated from the Bachelor's Degree in viola at UFRGS in the class of Hella Frank (2009); Master's degree for one year at the University of Oklahoma, with Prof. Mark Neumann (2010) and had her studies improved by professor Ryszard Groblewsky at the Hochschule der Kunst Bern, Switzerland, performing a Certificate of Advances Studies course (2011). In July 2013 Maria Fernanda obtained a Master's degree in Music (FAPEMIG scholarship) and in 2022 a Doctorate in Music (CAPES scholarship), both at the Federal University of Minas Gerais under the guidance of professor Dr. Carlos Aleixo. In January 2020, had her research guided and improved by Samuel Adler and Philip Lasser, at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. She was part of the section of several orchestras in Rio Grande do Sul and is currently part of the viola section of the Ulbra Chamber Orchestra. As a researcher, she published articles in Annals and books from important Brazilian Universities and participated in Symposiums and Colloquiums in Brazil. As an educator, she was part of the teaching staff of projects such as Life with Art; Projari and Orquestra Jovem do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Today she serves a class of more than 20 private students; is the author of the game Dados Mágicos, recognized as Innovation and registered as Industrial Design with number BR 30 2024 000754 0 and performs a post-doctoral residency in Music at UFMG under the guidance of professor Dr. Carlos Aleixo.

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Published

2024-03-25

How to Cite

Canabarro, Maria Fernanda Leitao. 2024. “Musical Game Magic Dice: A Teaching Aid That Provides Ludic Support for Playing the Instrument”. Per Musi 25 (March):1-15. https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2024.48426.

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