The Lack of Philosophy in Interpreting a Musical Score and Integrating It to a Creative Performance within Overall Indonesia’s Piano Education [Kurangnya Filosofi dalam Menginterpretasi Partitur Musik dan Mengintegrasikannya ke dalam Pertunjukan Kreatif dalam Pendidikan Piano di Indonesia Secara Keseluruhan]
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Interpretation, Originality, Performance, Philosophy, TechniqueΠερίληψη
Abstract:
Although piano education in Indonesia has grown significantly for the past 15 years, however, many students seem struggle with integrating philosophy as a mean of interpretation that causes lack of originality in their playing. Fundamentally, there are two problems: the focus on perfection of notes and the technical standards; and the mindset that a performance somewhat has an absolute truth, therefore, students are afraid of creatively surpassing or going beyond the vision of the composer. As a result, it is rare to see individual voices today in a performance; many good playing unfortunately become one-dimensional. Based on my 14-year university teaching, the cause to this uncreative performance is the lack of profound philosophical teaching that underlines the originality and authenticity of the students. The purpose of this writing is to describe the philosophical foundations that I summarize during my music studying and teaching career that are necessary to interpret a musical score; hence, the process of interpretation is different and the meaning we derive from the music will vary. The research methods include descriptions of the teaching from my previous professors regarding interpretation and performance; and discussion of my teaching experience with my selected students of various ages and backgrounds, whom I have worked closely for at least three years.
Abstrak Bahasa Indonesia:
Walaupun pendidikan piano di Indonesia telah berkembang pesat dalam 15 tahun terakhir, tetapi masih banyak murid yang masih belum sepenuhnya mengintegrasikan filosofi untuk menghasilkan interpretasi individual mereka, sehingga menyebabkan kurangnya orisinalitas dalam permainan mereka. Pada dasarnya terdapat dua masalah akan fenomena ini: fokus mereka pada kesempurnaan not dan teknik; dan pola pikir bahwa suatu pertunjukan hanya memiliki satu kebenaran mutlak; oleh karena itu, murid takut secara kreatif melampaui atau melampaui visi sang komposer. Akibatnya, jarang terlihat dan terdengar suara individu sang murid dalam sebuah pertunjukan; banyak permainan bagus sayangnya menjadi menjadi satu dimensi saja. Berdasarkan pengalaman mengajar penulis selama 14 tahun di level universitas, akar dari masalah ini adalah kurangnya filosofi berpikir dan mengajar yang mengutamakan interpretasi yang orisinal dan otentik dari seorang murid. Tujuan dari penulisan ini adalah untuk memberikan fondasi filosofis yang penulis pelajari selama karir studinya di Amerika untuk dapat menginterpretasi sebuah partitur musik; proses interpretasi dan pengertian bermusik dari setiap murid pasti berbeda. Metode penelitian meliputi deskripsi pengajaran dari profesor saya sebelumnya mengenai interpretasi dan pertunjukan musik; dan diskusi tentang pengalaman mengajar saya dengan murid pilihan saya dari berbagai usia dan latar belakang, yang telah bekerja sama dengan saya selama setidaknya tiga tahun.
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