Expressividade Pianística: Interfaces entre Cognição, Metáforas Visuais e Ensino Musical

Thiago Pessanha Correa; Elenisio  Rodrigues Barbosa Junior

doi:10.33871/vortex.2025.13.10702

Authors

Thiago EBWU-Emil Brunner World University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2541-8238
Elenisio Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7460-7206

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33871/vortex.2025.13.10702

Keywords:

Piano performance, Visual metaphors, Musical imagination, Piano pedagogy, Embodied cognition

Abstract

This article investigates how visual metaphors and mental imagery affect piano performance, emphasising their pedagogical and expressive roles. Adopting a qualitative, theoretical-reflective approach, it weaves together musical pedagogy, embodied cognition, neuroscience, and aesthetics. A literature review and analysis of pedagogical reports reveal how metaphors shape technique, expressivity, and interpretative construction in piano teaching. Findings show that these images mediate language, gesture, and imagination, fostering more integrated and artistic learning. Consciously employing them enhances motor coordination, memorisation, emotional expressivity, and interpretative autonomy. Stimulating imagination through visualisation is therefore a valuable resource that should be embedded in pianistic practice and pedagogy.

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Author Biographies

Thiago, EBWU-Emil Brunner World University

Thiago Pessanha Correa – Digital Music Business Publishing Developer at Casa de Música and Assistant Professor of Keys/Piano/Popular Music at FAMES. He holds a degree and technical diploma in Piano from FAMES and a B.Ed. from UNICV, plus postgraduate certificates in School Management (Faculdade Iguaçu), Digital Marketing (FAMEESP) and Music Production (Unyleya). With an MA and PhD in Education from Emill Brunner World University, he researches how technology and algorithmic systems reshape contemporary music education.

Elenisio, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO)

Elenisio Rodrigues Barbosa Junior – Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance from FAMES (2007), a postgraduate certificate in Arts and Education from FLC (2016) and an MA in Musical Practice Teaching from UNIRIO (2022). He taught at FAMES and, since 2023, has been on the faculty of the VALE Música project at Estação Conhecimento Serra-ES, teaching piano. His expertise spans instrumentation, piano interpretation and collaborative practice. His research focuses on music education, performance practice and collaborative piano.

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