The Pedagogical Potential of the Phonetic Approach in the Training a Novice Wind Instruments Musician

Abstract

This article is devoted to the improvement of the educational process in the wind instrument class, focused on the production of the performing apparatus for novice musicians-wind instruments. The author presents a scientifically-based technology for teaching novice performers on wind instruments-trumpet, trombone, french horn, tuba – high-quality professionally competent sound production. It is based on the author’s phonetic approach, which involves a conscious restructuring of the articulatory apparatus by changing the shape of the oral cavity according to mentally pronounced phonemes and modeling the position of the larynx. The article describes the content and organization of classes aimed at gradual mastering of the performing apparatus by students, starting with specially composed exercises, followed by the transition to learning instructional material in the form of more complex exercises, scales, etudes and plays from repertory collections, and then – to ensemble performance. As a result of the conducted experimental work, an effective algorithm of pedagogical actions was modeled, and the validity and pedagogical expediency of using the phonetic approach in the training of future musician performer on wind instruments was proved.

Keywords

• wind instruments
• brass musician
• performing apparatus
• sound production
• phonemes
• larynx
• pedagogy of music education
• phonetic approach
• teaching technology