Avaliação comparativa de performances musicais de uma banda da cidade de Bagé, RS

Abstract

This study presents an evaluation of two musical performances of a Wind Band in the city of Bagé, RS with the aim of investigating if there has been an evolution in the musical performance throughout the rehearsals. With this objective, two rehearsals were recorded with the distance of four and half months between the observations. The recordings were sent to an analysis of evaluators with extensive experience who are active in the area of Wind Bands and wind instruments. The evaluation criteria were defined based on the Music Performance Rating Scale (COSTA & BARBOSA, 2010), which is based on the Spiral Theory of Musical Development (SWANWICK, 1988). As a result, it was possible to observe the evolution of the Wind Band’s performance in a contextualized way; it was also possible to notice specific points that must be better developed during the rehearsals so that the performance can reach higher levels of quality. This paper contributes for a systematization of procedures for evaluating the performance of Wind Bands, helping the teacher/conductor to elaborate more efficient rehearsal methodologies once there is a considerable lack of academic production in this area in Brazil.