The A pragmatic perspective in instrumental practice research

conditions and procedural implications

Authors

  • Regina Antunes Teixeira dos Santos Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
  • Liane Hentschke Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2009.54675

Keywords:

instrumental practice in music, music procedures, music strategies

Abstract

Research in instrumental practice has shown some trends that express certain aspects of calculated rationality, and point out to a pragmatic regime of personal commitment during practice. The systematization of the intentional procedures of the performer in order to improve and to refine one’s music expertise level is present in research as well as in the concepts of instrumental practice. Thus, the present article discusses the nature and the goals of the procedimental conditions implicit in the concepts and research results in instrumental practice. Procedimental implications are also present in the discussion of the role of quantity and quality in the practice and justify the existence of different levels of instrumental expertise in the practice. This article also raises the relationship between procedures and strategies of practice.

Author Biographies

  • Regina Antunes Teixeira dos Santos, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

    Regina Antunes Teixeira dos Santos graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Piano from UFRGS and later completed specialization courses at Université Toulouse Le Mirail (Toulouse, France) and Ueno Gakkuen University (Tokyo, Japan). In 2007, she completed her doctorate under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Liane Hentschke at the Graduate Program in Music at UFRGS. Her research interests focus on the interconnection between instrumental practice and musical knowledge.

  • Liane Hentschke , Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

    Liane Hentschke holds a PhD in Music Education from the University of London, England. She is a Full Professor in the Department of Music at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS and President of the International Society for Music Education (ISME). She is a Level 1 researcher at CNPq and is developing a multinational research project titled “The Meanings of Music for Children and Adolescents in School and Non-School Musical Activities,” based in the United States. She has published scientific articles and book chapters both internationally and in Brazil. She is the author of eight books published in Brazil on music education, four of which were published by Editora Moderna in São Paulo. Internationally, she has been invited to give lectures and courses in England, the Netherlands, the United States, Spain, Hong Kong, Argentina, Chile, and Venezuela.

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“The A Pragmatic Perspective in Instrumental Practice Research: Conditions and Procedural Implications”. 2009. Per Musi, no. 19 (January): 72-82. https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2009.54675.

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