TMi3: herramienta didáctica para la iniciación con el clarinete. Método Consciencia Sonora

Abstract

The article explains the process of creating a tool designed to facilitate teaching the clarinet to students in the early stages of learning and following the Consciencia Sonora (CONSSO) method. The tool consists of a tube of especific dimenssions which only produces the fundamental sound E3, the lowest note that can be played on a soprano clarinet. This tool allows beginners to experience the almost identical timbrical, intonational and voluminal parameters and sensations that a clarinet does but without the difficulties involved in creating that particular sound in a soprano clarinet. This new approach offers an alternative way to the historically employed teaching system and it offers the possibility to consolidate and experience sound related sensations from a young age as well as to develop a richer palette of sounds which will facilitate the development of a strong and solid inner hearing. Skills very much needed in order to acquire a proficient technique and in the quest of becoming a professional musician and performer.