Submitted by PEDRO LOPES DA SILVA MACEDO null (umagoma@gmail.com) on 2016-07-21T17:27:55Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Final Entrega.pdf: 1228145 bytes, checksum: b6cbf98c3c7f226762d43d7450907eb0 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ana Paula Grisoto (grisotoana@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2016-07-25T18:43:01Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 macedo_pls_me_ia.pdf: 1228145 bytes, checksum: b6cbf98c3c7f226762d43d7450907eb0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-25T18:43:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 macedo_pls_me_ia.pdf: 1228145 bytes, checksum: b6cbf98c3c7f226762d43d7450907eb0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-17 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / A improvisação livre, por suas características sui generis, traz ao campo da preparação para performance uma problemática diversa daquela encontrada a partir do seu estudo fundado na música tradicional, idiomática, seu objeto preferencial. Este trabalho investiga os elementos e a eficácia da preparação para a performance do contrabaixo na improvisação livre, visando a um só tempo contribuir para o estudo da preparação para performance musical, como também fornecer subsídios para a preparação e prática da improvisação livre no contrabaixo. A partir de uma revisão bibliográfica sobre os temas da improvisação livre e da preparação para performance, busca-se definir os elementos específicos necessários à preparação para performance da improvisação livre, fazendo uma análise de sua aplicação na preparação para performance musical. Discute-se também as bases conceituais da improvisação livre, buscando uma maior compreensão desta prática. Por fim, sugere-se guias para a prática da improvisação livre no contrabaixo através de estratégias e exercícios, com o intuito de estimular o conhecimento e o uso desta prática entre estudantes e músicos em geral. / Free improvisation, regarding its unique characteristics, brings to the performance field of research a diverse problematic that is found in studies based on the traditional, idiomatic music, its preferential object. This work investigates the elements and efficiency of the free improvisation performance preparation on the double bass, aiming both to contribute to the musical performance study and to provide subsidies to the free improvisation preparation and practice on that instrument. From a literature review on the themes related to the free improvisation and performance preparation, this paper seeks to define the specific elements needed to the free improvisation performance preparation, analyzing its application in musical performance, broad sense. It also discusses the conceptual basis of the free improvisation, in order to enlarge this practice’s comprehension. Guides to the initial approach to free improvisation on the double bass are presented, in order to stimulate the student and general musician to this practice.

Doctor of Philosophy / This thesis presents a systematic investigation of the backstage spaces of theatres in the city of Sydney, Australia, combining the documentation of eight specific theatre buildings with ethnographic accounts of performers’ activities within them. As the title of the thesis suggests, my focus throughout is to better understand the ‘place’ of performers, the ways in which performers inhabit certain physical, social, and imaginative realms. Through this thesis I assess the impact of backstage spaces on performers’ work processes, their performances, and their own understandings of what it is to be a performer. To undertake this assessment I conduct a tripartite survey of the backstage spaces afforded performers, taking into consideration ‘perceived’ space (space as it is empirically measured), ‘conceived’ space (space as it is represented), and ‘lived’ space (space as it is experienced). Approaching this survey via Edward Casey’s understanding of ‘place,’ my analysis is informed by a range of theories, notably, spatial syntax analysis, discourse analysis, and phenomenology. Through this thesis I develop two overarching and interconnected arguments. The first is that theatrical performance is profoundly affected by the features of backstage support spaces and by performers’ backstage practices. Building on this, the second is that a study of backstage spaces offers a particularly apposite approach to further understanding the ‘place’ of theatrical performers. I contend that the backstage spaces performers inhabit can be characterised by their very poverty and that these poor conditions testify to a widespread ignorance and ambivalence on the part of society at large towards performers’ needs. Furthermore, noting the way in which performers valorise their own abilities to compromise and adapt, I argue that backstage areas largely inform performers’ dominant discourses of professionalism and worth. Ultimately, I identify the ‘place’ of the performer as one of flux that necessitates the constant negotiation of significant tensions. [Please note: The photographic documentation and building plans referred to in the text of this thesis are not available online. Please contact the Department of Performance Studies at the University of Sydney or the Sydney eScholarship Repository.]

Doctor of Philosophy / This thesis presents a systematic investigation of the backstage spaces of theatres in the city of Sydney, Australia, combining the documentation of eight specific theatre buildings with ethnographic accounts of performers’ activities within them. As the title of the thesis suggests, my focus throughout is to better understand the ‘place’ of performers, the ways in which performers inhabit certain physical, social, and imaginative realms. Through this thesis I assess the impact of backstage spaces on performers’ work processes, their performances, and their own understandings of what it is to be a performer. To undertake this assessment I conduct a tripartite survey of the backstage spaces afforded performers, taking into consideration ‘perceived’ space (space as it is empirically measured), ‘conceived’ space (space as it is represented), and ‘lived’ space (space as it is experienced). Approaching this survey via Edward Casey’s understanding of ‘place,’ my analysis is informed by a range of theories, notably, spatial syntax analysis, discourse analysis, and phenomenology. Through this thesis I develop two overarching and interconnected arguments. The first is that theatrical performance is profoundly affected by the features of backstage support spaces and by performers’ backstage practices. Building on this, the second is that a study of backstage spaces offers a particularly apposite approach to further understanding the ‘place’ of theatrical performers. I contend that the backstage spaces performers inhabit can be characterised by their very poverty and that these poor conditions testify to a widespread ignorance and ambivalence on the part of society at large towards performers’ needs. Furthermore, noting the way in which performers valorise their own abilities to compromise and adapt, I argue that backstage areas largely inform performers’ dominant discourses of professionalism and worth. Ultimately, I identify the ‘place’ of the performer as one of flux that necessitates the constant negotiation of significant tensions. [Please note: The photographic documentation and building plans referred to in the text of this thesis are not available online. Please contact the Department of Performance Studies at the University of Sydney or the Sydney eScholarship Repository.]

Submitted by Cláudia Bueno (claudiamoura18@gmail.com) on 2015-10-21T20:44:40Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Gustavo Weiss Freccia - 2015.pdf: 1965874 bytes, checksum: c42ec874b14a3b9279853218028b4521 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2015-10-22T12:15:40Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Gustavo Weiss Freccia - 2015.pdf: 1965874 bytes, checksum: c42ec874b14a3b9279853218028b4521 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-10-22T12:15:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Gustavo Weiss Freccia - 2015.pdf: 1965874 bytes, checksum: c42ec874b14a3b9279853218028b4521 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-30 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Goiás - FAPEG / This work discusses the problem of performance preparation focusing on the repertoire choice for a voice recital and also analyses how the pieces selection and their sequence affect the interpreter during the recital preparation as well as the possible effects of such selection on performance. This work is divided in two parts (A and B): part A being ARTISTIC PRODUCTION, composed by two recitals with a diverse repertoire which were publicly presented and judged by a jury, the second one with repertoire related with the research; and part B being SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION, composed by a scientific article publishable in the parameters of research in music. The literature on performance preparation points to a certain tradition of organizing the pieces sequence in a chronological way, usually including pieces which are representative of certain periods of Western music History, often focusing on the 18th and 19th century and the first half of the 20th century also. However, such way of organizing the pieces sequence is not always the most organic one for interpreters. Therefore, it is important to investigate how adopting flexible and general criteria (for the recital program structuring) and how applying study strategies might contribute for an optimized artistic performance. We take into account the possibility that a singer can, when performing, be affected by such things as anxiety triggered by an improper pieces sequence selection considering the singer‟s voice and the occasion. Thus, such factors, too, play a major role in the research. This hypothesis is investigated through a review of the performance preparation literature and performance psychology as well as by a survey interviewing singers and going through recital programs (the singers interviewed were music faculty teachers). Finally, the research is concluded that applying such strategies to pieces sequence and selection in singing program repertoire (as part of a performance preparation) brings more satisfactory results for interpreters. / Este trabalho discute a preparação para a performance com enfoque na escolha de repertório para um recital de canto, e analisa como a seleção das peças e sua disposição impactam o intérprete no momento da preparação para um recital, bem como as possíveis interferências desta seleção na performance. O trabalho é dividido em duas partes, a saber: PARTE A: PRODUÇÃO ARTÍSTICA, composta por dois recitais com repertório variado, apresentados publicamente e apreciados por banca sendo o segundo apresentado na defesa com repertório diretamente relacionado com a pesquisa; e PARTE B: PRODUÇÃO CIENTÍFICA, composta por um artigo publicável seguindo modelos da área de música. O texto mostra que a literatura sobre preparação para performance aponta certa tradição de se manter as obras em ordem cronológica, com inclusão de peças representativas de alguns períodos da história da Música Ocidental – geralmente concentrada nos séculos XVIII, XIX e início do XX. Essa, no entanto, nem sempre é a disposição mais orgânica para os intérpretes. Por isso, é pertinente investigar em que medida a adoção de critérios flexíveis e abrangentes na estruturação do programa de recital e na aplicação de estratégias de estudo podem contribuir para um melhor desempenho artístico. Leva-se em conta, nesta investigação, a possibilidade do cantor ser impactado, no momento da performance, por ansiedade, desencadeados por uma escolha e/ou sequência inadequada de obras, ou ainda inadequação à voz do cantor ou à ocasião da performance. Tais fatores são investigados mediante revisão de literatura sobre preparação para performance e psicologia da performance, bem como com a aplicação e avaliação de duas consultas e de programas de recitais realizados por cantores atuantes como docentes em cursos de nível superior. Ao final do artigo confirma-se que a aplicação de estratégias na escolha/ordenação de repertório num programa de canto, durante a preparação para a performance, resulta em resultados mais satisfatórios para os intérpretes.

Submitted by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2015-12-08T09:07:07Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Aurélio Nogueira de Sousa - 2015.pdf: 2296854 bytes, checksum: 8fc32620e9bb7ecc8829b6bcc48f5b7f (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2015-12-08T09:09:14Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Aurélio Nogueira de Sousa - 2015.pdf: 2296854 bytes, checksum: 8fc32620e9bb7ecc8829b6bcc48f5b7f (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-08T09:09:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Aurélio Nogueira de Sousa - 2015.pdf: 2296854 bytes, checksum: 8fc32620e9bb7ecc8829b6bcc48f5b7f (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-31 / The present text approaches the performance preparation process of the students in the music bands from Goiânia, particularly the impact that anxiety can cause in this process. Since the mid-twentieth century the studies about the preparation for a musical performance with support in other fields such as psychology and neuroscience have intensified. In the reality of the bands, some studies observe that students and teachers need to deal with problems of a psychological nature that interfere in many ways in the teaching-learning process. With the intent of contributing to the advance of these studies, this work aims mainly at detecting what is the impact caused by anxiety in the performance preparation process of the students in the music bands from Goiânia. The methodology has been divided in two main stages. The first was a literature revision about the collective teaching of band instruments and about the musicalization process in the music bands in Brazil. The second was a field research in which the K-MPAI inventory was applied and a specific consultation about performance practice in the music bands from Goiânia has taken place. As the main result of this stage of the research, it was possible to conclude that t level of anxiety in the process of preparation for performance in the students in the 3 music bands investigated from the city of Goiânia is moderate. However, it was detected that some individuals present high levels of anxiety associated with pain, with the lack of information about music psychology as well as unawareness about body maintenance in the musical practice, what indicates that younger musicians are in the need for prevention actions. / O presente trabalho aborda o processo de preparação da performance dos alunos das bandas de música de Goiânia, particularmente o impacto que a ansiedade pode causar nesse processo. Desde meados do século XX, os estudos sobre a preparação para a performance musical com apoio em outras áreas do conhecimento como a psicologia e a neurociência intensificaram-se. Na realidade das bandas, alguns estudos observam que alunos e professores precisam lidar com problemas de ordem psicológica que interferem de várias formas no processo de ensino-aprendizado. No sentido de contribuir para o avanço desses estudos, este trabalho tem por objetivo principal identificar qual o impacto causado pela ansiedade no processo de preparação da performance dos alunos das bandas de música de Goiânia. A metodologia foi dividida em duas etapas principais. A primeira foi uma revisão da literatura sobre ensino coletivo de instrumentos de banda e sobre o processo de musicalização nas bandas de música no Brasil. A segunda etapa foi a aplicação do K-MPAI – Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Inventory, e da consulta específica sobre prática da performance dos músicos das bandas de música de Goiânia. Como resultado parcial da etapa de aplicação do inventário desta pesquisa, pode-se concluir que o nível da ansiedade no processo de preparação para a performance dos alunos nas vinte bandas goianienses investigadas é moderado. Contudo, detectou-se que alguns indivíduos mais experientes apresentam níveis de ansiedade altos associados a dores, à falta de informação sobre psicologia da música, bem como desconhecimento sobre cuidados do corpo na prática musical indicando que os músicos mais novos carecem de medidas de prevenção.

Submitted by Marlene Santos (marlene.bc.ufg@gmail.com) on 2016-09-05T14:09:56Z No. of bitstreams: 9 Dissertação - Cristiane dos Santos Carvalho - 2016 - Pate 1.pdf: 1300679 bytes, checksum: c70f30f0f34b22b03c7e342a412f2523 (MD5) Track01.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: b94abcd71973e03adf1914510ee30e84 (MD5) Track02.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: 0285fc3e4b30cf97cb77d54d504d5ad4 (MD5) Track03.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: d3863cebfa5f9808098399083a201498 (MD5) Track04.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: afff3ebf8d1f1295b4fc1456c105f828 (MD5) Track05.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: 6da78de7f23e71708a9ce079dbdfd177 (MD5) Track06.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: 41d8c5f170665824f9b970997919f449 (MD5) Track07.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: 0da294956b7c612de2585d776b2aa88a (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2016-09-06T13:07:51Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 9 Dissertação - Cristiane dos Santos Carvalho - 2016 - Pate 1.pdf: 1300679 bytes, checksum: c70f30f0f34b22b03c7e342a412f2523 (MD5) Track01.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: b94abcd71973e03adf1914510ee30e84 (MD5) Track02.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: 0285fc3e4b30cf97cb77d54d504d5ad4 (MD5) Track03.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: d3863cebfa5f9808098399083a201498 (MD5) Track04.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: afff3ebf8d1f1295b4fc1456c105f828 (MD5) Track05.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: 6da78de7f23e71708a9ce079dbdfd177 (MD5) Track06.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: 41d8c5f170665824f9b970997919f449 (MD5) Track07.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: 0da294956b7c612de2585d776b2aa88a (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-06T13:07:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 9 Dissertação - Cristiane dos Santos Carvalho - 2016 - Pate 1.pdf: 1300679 bytes, checksum: c70f30f0f34b22b03c7e342a412f2523 (MD5) Track01.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: b94abcd71973e03adf1914510ee30e84 (MD5) Track02.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: 0285fc3e4b30cf97cb77d54d504d5ad4 (MD5) Track03.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: d3863cebfa5f9808098399083a201498 (MD5) Track04.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: afff3ebf8d1f1295b4fc1456c105f828 (MD5) Track05.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: 6da78de7f23e71708a9ce079dbdfd177 (MD5) Track06.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: 41d8c5f170665824f9b970997919f449 (MD5) Track07.cda: 44 bytes, checksum: 0da294956b7c612de2585d776b2aa88a (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-30 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Goiás - FAPEG / The Final Product of Masters Degree presented here consists of two required parts: Part A (Artistic Production) and Part B (Scientific Production). The artistic part is composed of concerts presented throughout the process, including the defense recital, directly related to the developed research. The scientific part consists of an article that addresses the preparation of Brazilian recorder‟s ensembles at universities from the perspective of Musical Performance Elements (MPE) concept used as a focus of the research that was developed by RAY (2005). The main objective of the research was to identify the recorder active groups in universities, know how they work and indicate ways to optimize the preparation of this kind of group. The adopted methodological procedure was literature review on the subject and field research to identify the recorder active ensembles in Brazilian universities, followed by the organization and discussion of results. At last, we used the material gathered and discussed as a basis for the development of suggestions for the preparation of recitals in recorder‟s ensemble. / O Produto Final de conclusão de Mestrado aqui apresentado é composto de duas partes obrigatórias: Parte A (Produção Artística) e Parte B (Produção Científica). A parte artística é composta pelos recitais apresentados ao longo do curso, incluindo o recital de defesa, diretamente relacionado com a pesquisa desenvolvida. A parte científica é constituída por um artigo que aborda o processo de preparação de grupos de flautas doces de universidades brasileiras sob a ótica dos Elementos da Performance Musical (EPM), conceito utilizado como foco da pesquisa que foi desenvolvido por RAY (2005). O objetivo principal da pesquisa foi identificar os grupos de flautas doces ativos em universidades, entender como eles funcionam e indicar formas de otimizar a preparação deste tipo de grupo. O procedimento metodológico adotado foi revisão de literatura sobre o tema e pesquisa de campo para identificação dos grupos de flautas doces ativos em universidades brasileiras, seguidos da organização e discussão dos resultados. Ao final, utiliza-se do material reunido e discutido como base para a elaboração de sugestões para a preparação de recitais em grupos de flautas doces.

This master thesis investigates the pre-performance preparation of classical singers during the final hour before a performance. Through a mixed-methods approach, data was collected from personal reflections and survey data. The results suggest that the majority of the opera singers choose to engage in different activities during the final hour before a performance, with individualized ordering and prioritization of their pre-performance activities and preparations. The survey data analysis showed some similar attributes between the singers engaging in memory recall techniques, those with low levels of anxiety performance, and those who report feeling ready and prepared before a performance. No significant similarities seem to be, however, among singers that follow a set of rituals or a structured pre-performance routine and those reporting that experience stress before performances. Additionally, the study highlights the importance of having a pre-performance routine for me as performer, singer and artist, because it enhances my commitment, self-confidence and improves the  overall quality of my performances. The artistic outcome of my research consists of two parts: firstly, my established pre-performance routine, which I consistently followed prior to every performance during the study period; and secondly, the video recordings of my graduation concert and other performances completed during the study. The findings of this master thesis have implications for classical singers who wish to follow a professional career and improve the quality of their performances.

Orientador: Sonia Ray / Resumo: Esta tese investiga o papel da prática mental no processo de preparação para a performance musical. Adota como referencial teórico o conceito de pedagogia da performance musical de Ray (2015), que propõe uma abordagem interdisciplinar entre a educação e a atuação prática do músico. O objetivo geral desta pesquisa é propor a prática mental como estratégia pedagógica na preparação para a performance musical. A metodologia inclui revisão da literatura disponível, pesquisa de campo (questionário aplicado a estudantes e professores de performance musical de cursos graduação e pós-graduação no Brasil) e discussão dos resultados. O trabalho está estruturado em quatro capítulos: 1. Revisão de literatura, 2. Metodologia e pesquisa de campo, 3. Discussão dos resultados, 4. Estratégias pedagógicas para aplicação da prática mental. As conclusões apontam para a confirmação da tese de que a prática mental pode ser uma importante ferramenta pedagógica no processo de preparação para a performance musical. / Abstract: This dissertation investigates the role of mental practice in the process of preparation for musical performance. It has as theoretical reference the concept of music performance pedagogy by Ray (2015), who proposes an interdisciplinary approach between the field of education and the practical acting of the musician. The main objective of this research is to propose mental practice as a pedagogical strategy in preparation for music performance. The methodology includes review of available literature, field research (questionnaire applied to students and teachers of music performance of undergraduate and graduate courses in Brazil) and discussion of the results. The dissertation is divided in four chapters: 1. Literature review, 2. Methodology and field research, 3. Discussion of results, 4. Pedagogical strategies for using mental practice. The conclusions point to the confirmation of the thesis that mental practice can be an important pedagogical tool in the process of preparation for musical performance. / Doutor