Viver de sopro: a expertise de um clarinetista popular autônomo

Abstract

This work presents the experiences of an autonomous clarinetist, focusing on career management, repertoire formation and improvisation study in the form of a memorial text. The objective of the dissertation is to expose the skills and knowledge necessary to enrich the practices of clarinetists who wish to dedicate themselves to popular music. The dissertation begins with an analysis of the author´s career, clarinetist and soloist who acts as frontman and sideman in diverse instrumental formations and musical genres, may dialogue with others in terms of sharing ideas, and in the valorization of the clarinet´s popular knowledge within the formal teaching of the instrument. Then, it presents an article intitled “The Clarinet in Popular Music and its Challenges at the University”, which brings a reflection on the process of teaching the clarinet at the university, outlines a brief overview of clarinetists in the world's popular music scene, and expands the dialogue on processes of clarinet training in the 21st century, which includes the exchange of knowledge from different musical practices, including the internet. The clarinetists mentioned in the article are professionals who have excelled in improvisation, composition, arrangement, and music production over the last few decades, with an emphasis on choro, frevo, jazz, klezmer, and Colombian and Balkan music genres. Finally, it presents the records of the requisite of guided professional practices of the Program.