An expert pianist's strategies for learning a song from a lead sheet

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https://doi.org/10.33871/vortex.2024.12.8443

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Music cognition, Musical expertise, Pedagogy of popular piano, Practice strategies, Think-aloud protocol

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to investigate practice strategies that an expert pianist used while learning a new music from a lead sheet. Two practice sessions were held, both involving the application of the concurrent think-aloud protocol, in which the pianist verbally reported her thoughts while learning the music, and retrospective think-aloud, applied minutes later, in which she watched a recording of her own performance. The sessions were recorded, transcribed and submitted to a content analysis. Results showed 15 practice strategies used by the pianist, which were categorized based on information encoding components in memory. It was also observed that the learning of this music involved different strategies in relation to learning music from musical score. The use of these strategies can provide pedagogical tools to be used by piano teachers and students to learn music from lead sheet.

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Joao G A Lima, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Has a degree in Music (2020) and a degree in Philosophy (2020). Douctorate in Music in progress at UFPR (Federal University of Paraná) where he has done his Masters degree in the research line Musical Cognition/Education. Has a technical course in instrument - piano (2016) and a technical course in environment (2017). Has experience with music composition and teaching. Is a member of the Music and Expertise Research Group (GRUME) at UFPR since 2021. His research interests are music and the teaching/learning of popular piano by the perspective of Music Cognition. Research topics of interest are: music practice, deliberate practice, practice strategies, problem solving in practice, epistemology of cognitive sciences, philosophy of cognitive science, aesthetic philosophy, performance preparation and mental representations in music.

Danilo Ramos, Federal University of Paraná

Danilo Ramos é bacharel em piano popular pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), mestre e doutor em psicologia pela Universidade do Estado de São Paulo (USP). Realizou estágio pós-doutoral no campo da cognição musical no Laboratório de Estudos sobre Aprendizagem e Desenvolvimento (LEAD) da Universidade de Borgonha, França, sob a supervisão de Emmanuel Bigand. Além disso, possui especialização em psicologia corporal pelo Instituto Reichiano de Curitiba. Atualmente, é professor associado do Departamento de Artes da Universidade Federal do Paraná, onde ministra disciplinas nas áreas de piano e cognição musical, em cursos de graduação e pós-graduação. Foi coordenador do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Música da Universidade Federal do Paraná (período: 2014-2015) e presidente do comitê responsável pela implantação do curso de doutorado dessa instituição. Atualmente, é membro da equipe editorial dos seguintes periódicos científicos: Frontiers in Psychology (Suíça), Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology (Londres), Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts (Estados Unidos), Avances em Psicología Latino-americana (Colômbia), Revista da Associação Brasileira de Educação Musical (Brasil), Música Hodie (Goiânia, Brasil), Música em Perspectiva, Vórtex (Curitiba, Paraná) e Percepta (revista da Associação Brasileira de Cognição Musical). É o fundador e líder do Grupo de Pesquisa Música Expertise, o GRUME. Seus interesses de pesquisa estão no desenvolvimento da expertise na prática do piano brasileiro pela perspectiva da Teoria Geral da Expertise, de Anders Ericsson. Atualmente estuda piano com a renomada Olga Kiun.

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2024-08-05

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A Lima, J. G., & Ramos, D. (2024). An expert pianist’s strategies for learning a song from a lead sheet. Vortex Music Journal, 12. https://doi.org/10.33871/vortex.2024.12.8443

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Ebony & Ivory: history, contexts and practices related to piano

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