GROUP INSTRUMENT CLASSES - PERFORMANCE PREPARATION METHODOLOGY
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The research on musical learning has shown that group musical activities can have a positive impact on the learning of an instrument music. In this context, a field still little studied is the instrumental group classes, namely as a methodology to support individual classes. So, this article discusses the relevance of having students engaging in such instrument group classes and seeks to understand whether these can be a way to develop performance skills, and others, such as critical thinking. Sixteen questionnaires were conducted to students who attended this type of classes and four questionnaires to teachers who gave them. Three classes of this kind were observed in a higher music institution. Qualitative data were subject to what is called in the literature as "pattern analysis", that is, analysis based on the categorization of the collected data. The results obtained indicate that instrumental group classes are a relevant methodology to support instrumental learning, namely in helping performance preparation. These classes help students to overcome obstacles – such as learning to deal with nervousness – and help them to develop skills such as concentration, metacognitive skills, and critical thinking. The group classes mentioned in this study allow the simulation of real performance, which creates a moment of testing, correction, and evaluating the state of the individual preparation for performance. The existence of feedback in these classes enriches learning, catalyzes the acquisition of skills, and helps students to grow technically, musically, and humanly.
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