STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF EMBOUCHURE, TECHNIQUE AND PREPARATION OF THE TRUMPET PLAYING PERFORMANCE: an autobiographical study considering the use of the fixed orthodontic appliance
Musical performance. Orthodontic appliance. Embouchure. Trumpet practice.
The present work deals with an autobiographical study in which an interdisciplinary relationship between the Performance / Instrumental Pedagogy and the Health Sciences is exposed, in this case, Dentistry. Observing the use of the fixed orthodontic appliance in this practice, it is evident some basic problems related to the functioning of the muscles of the face, which being directly in contact with the mechanisms of this orthodontic appliance, end up hampering the work done by the embouchure, as well as the use of the technique in the performance of the trumpet player. By looking at the best understanding of this conjuncture, this research is divided into three chapters, covering the following themes: The embouchure of the trumpet player: a review of pedagogical and orthodontic aspects concerning; An autobiographical account of the processes of adaptation and development of the trumpet embouchure at the expense of the use of the fixed orthodontic appliance; An analytical and evaluative approach of technical-instrumental and musical performance during the undergraduate recital. With this, it is presented the influences that the use of the fixed orthodontic appliance could interfere to the development of the embouchure, technique and performance preparation of the trumpet player in question, besides the methodological alternatives found to deal with this circumstance.