PREPARING A MUSICIAN FOR A CONCERT PERFORMANCE: THE SPECIFICS OF PERFORMING ON THE GUITAR

UDC 378.147
DOI: 10.36871/hon.202302061

Authors

Evgeni Yu. Finkelshtein,
Yankelika I. Sushkova-Irina,
Russian State University named after A. N. Kosygin (Technologies. Design. Art) Institute "Maimonides Academy", 115035, Russian Federation, Moscow
Sergey A. Andriukhin,
Ulyanovsk State University, 432017, Russian Federation, Ulyanovsk

Abstract

The problem of a musician's performing practice is considered from the viewpoint of the specifics of guitar performance (six-string, seven-string). It is proved that the instrument played by a musician is an important factor influencing all his creative activity. It is impossible to overestimate its importance, since the posture of the player, movements he makes while performing and the repertoire he masters, have an impact on his physical and mental health and lifestyle. The introduction discusses the need for public appearances for the formation and growth of a creative personality. The main part sets out the basic provisions of the specifics of a musician's activity, which implements a huge complex of general and special abilities. The question of performing practice is raised in the context of interpreting the problem of "corporeality". The properties of the guitar sound and the process of its formation are considered. Except the aspects that are relevant to all musicians, the article focuses on typical aspects of preparing for a guitar recital: the choice of the fingering, rehearsals without an instrument, the problem of professional diseases. In the conclusion the synthetic nature of the preparation for a public performance is emphasized, combining the psychological, physical and creative efforts of a musician.

Keywords

classical guitar, guitarist, performance, concert, interpretation, specifics of the instrument, sound production, personal guitar rehearsal, musicians' professional diseases