The pedagogy and performance of string instruments in Brazil

a past that is still reality

Authors

  • Gláucia Borges Scoggin University of the State of Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2003.55905

Keywords:

string instruments, instrumental performance, instrumental pedagogy, music teaching in Brazil

Abstract

The learning process for, and qualification of, string players in Brazil is hampered by a series of problems. These are related to the musical tradition of Brazilian people, the availability of elementary, undergraduate and graduate instruction, the number of qualified instructors, the acquisition of instruments and other musical materials and the working field. My doctoral research on this subject finished in 1993 and available from University Microfilms International, identified serious problems forming a vicious circle whose primary component is the basic instruction of the instrumentalist – aggravated by the lack of expectations for solutions.

Author Biography

  • Gláucia Borges Scoggin, University of the State of Minas Gerais

    is graduated in violin from the School of Music at UFMG in 1988 and furthered her studies at the University of Iowa (USA) under the guidance of Professor Leopold La Fosse, completing her Master's degree in 1991 and her Doctorate in 1993. A professor specialized in the Suzuki Method, she taught at the Preucil School of Music and participated in workshops under the guidance of Professors John Kendall and William Starr. She is currently a faculty member at the School of Music at UEMG. She was part of several American symphonic and chamber music ensembles from 1989 to 1993. She has been a violinist with the Minas Gerais Symphony Orchestra since 1986, where she served as guest spalla in 2002. She has been a member of the Sesiminas-Musicoop Chamber Orchestra since 1996.

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“The Pedagogy and Performance of String Instruments in Brazil: A past That Is Still Reality”. 2003. Per Musi, no. 07 (January): 25-36. https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2003.55905.