A aplicabilidade de estratégias e procedimentos do método de Jaques-Dalcroze no ensino do clarinete

: um estudo de caso

Abstract

The present research entitled " The applicability of Jaques-Dalcroze´s method, strategies and procedures to clarinet teaching: a case study” is intended to contribute for the improvement of teaching strategies applied to instrumental music teaching, specifically with the clarinet, through application of the methodology developed by the pedagogue. Emile Jacques-Dalcroze (1865-1950) was one of the main creators of active methods – the rhythmic – a music education system that combines rhythm and body movement. The case study presented, a quantitative and qualitative naturalistic investigation, aims to experiment if Dalcroze method, applied to clarinet teaching, contributes to improve musical performance, specifically rhythm, pulse, time, dynamics and phrasing. The case study was developed with a group of six clarinet students from the 2nd grade (11 years old) from Escola de Música de Esposende during the schoolyear of 2015/2016. The techniques used for data collection were direct and participant observation, field notes recorded in the diary, audiovisual recordings, questionnaire surveys and documental techniques. Data interpretation and discussion were made through the processing and analysis of all records collected. The results of this research showed that Dalcroze’ s method, when applied as a strategic teaching tool applied to clarinet, help students to improve learning and understanding processes of musical language elements.

Date of Award	21 Jun 2016
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Luísa Orvalho (Supervisor)