ESTUDOS PARA TROMPETE BASEADOS EM DOBRADOS: uma possibilidade de prática de ensino em bandas filarmônicas.

Abstract

In the literature, there is considerable research related to the teaching of music in bands, mainly focused on beginners, but little has been discussed about the continuation of their progression process. For this reason, this research has investigated the use excerpts of “dobrados” (i. e. Brazilian March) to improve the learning process of musical formation of trumpet players in bands. It was, thus, sought to discover which methods teachers and conductors of three bands, from countryside towns of Minas Gerais state, normally use in initial classes. After this investigation, it was observed that the method “Da Capo” is the most used material. From this, a selection of pieces of music based on the contents that the students should acquire after their work with “Da Capo” was made in order for the to make technical progress. As a final result, the main outcome of this study is a book containing 68 studies based on excerpts of “dobrados”, for students at the intermediate level. This book was applied in the trumpet classes of the band “Associação Musical Cajuruense” (Carmo do Cajuru, Minas Gerais, Brazil). During the classes, the students provided feedback about the new material, so that new adjustments considered their opinion in order to prepare a book that realistically meets the student´s needs. Finally, it was observed that the “dobrados” can contribute in the process of trumpet learning due to the musical recognition of their melodies throughout the execution of the exercises, and also because this musical genre contains rhythmic cells that are often repeated, collaborating to the memorization of the new content provided to students.