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The melodica is an instrument designed to be simple and easy to understand. Just blow and press the keys to produce the sound, which make it a great instrument to be used for music education. However, there is a lack of material on the instrument and its use in the classroom. For this reason, this video seeks to share some didactic strategies created for the teaching of music through the melodica, as a way of contributing to the use of the instrument in a creative and meaningful way. Below are some guidelines and complementary information to the proposed teaching strategies.
1. Positions - A composition of noise
It is common for students to encounter a wide variety of sounds, however this depends on their previous experience with sound exploration. Below I share a list of the sounds most commonly found by them. The checklist can be used as a reference if the educator needs to help students:
1. Scrape with your fingers from the beginning to the end of the keyboard, both on the white and black keys, without pressing them;
2. Slide your fingers from the beginning to the end of the keyboard, on both the white and black keys, pressing them down like a glissando;
3. Strike the outside of the instrument with the tips of the fingers (using the nails) or with the closed hand (as if touching a door);
4. Firmly press the button that releases the condensed water from the air chamber;
5. Scrape your fingertips into the gaps that allow sound to escape;
6. Pull and push the handle that allows you to hold the instrument;
7. Blow through the entrance of the mouthpiece, as if you were going to play a quena, without pressing any key;
8. Blow into the mouthpiece inlet, pressing the button that releases the condensed water, without pressing any key;
9. Blow out the short nozzle;
10. Blow the short mouthpiece and articulate with your tongue;
11. Blow the extension tube, disconnected from the instrument, with strong intensity;
12. Scrape the tips of your fingernails into the folds of the extension tube;
13. Scrape down the outside of the box;
14. Hit the case to open and close it;
15. Shake the case with the short mouthpiece inside it.
2. Breathing - Soap bubbles
Although it depends on the quality of the detergent (or liquid soap), it is normally recommended to use a ratio of 1 to 4, that is, for each portion of detergent, add four times the amount of water. To create more consistent bubbles, add a bit of sugar. You can also add food coloring to make the bubbles colorful. Hypoallergenic detergent/soap is recommended.
3. Keyboard Topography - Cluster
According to the Grove Music Dictionary, cluster designates a group of adjacent notes that sound simultaneously, and keyboard instruments are particularly suitable for its execution (SADIE, 1994, p. 204). The composer Koellreutter, in the book Terminologia de Uma Nova Estética da Música (1990, p. 27) defines the cluster as a sound block resulting from the simultaneous emission of major or minor seconds or superimposed microtones.
Some songs that use clusters are:
"Cluster", a contemporary jazz for guitar, drums, piano and strings, written by Carlos Sánchez - • CLUSTER - Complete music
"Cluster Motive", for solo piano, by Johanna Beyer - • Johanna Beyer, Cluster...
"Atmosphères", for symphony orchestra, by György Ligeti - • Ligeti - Atmosphères - HD
"Water Night", for mixed chorus, by Eric Whitacre - • Whitacre: Water Night
About the C(L)A(S)P model
In the book A Basis for Music Education (1979), Swanwick proposes that music education should encompass five integrated modalities to promote active and meaningful music creation: Composition, Literature Studies, Appreciation, Skill Acquisition and Performance. The author highlights the centrality of the active musical experience through the activities of Composition, Appreciation and Performance, together with activities of "support", Skills Acquisition and Literarure Studies. Parentheses indicate subordinate or peripheral activities - (L) and (S) - that may contribute to a more consistent achievement of core aspects - C, A, and P.
9 июл 2024
