The Solo Skill Development for Brass Instruments of Bachelor of Arts Students Majoring in Music, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University

Abstract

To create a successful music performance, musicians need to well plan for both physical and mental preparation to perfectly complete the performance. When the musicians practice their performance right; they will be able to understand and able to control techniques used for playing the instruments. This helps reduce their anxiety and excitement when they are on the stage. The study of the Development of Music-Major students’ Brass Recital Skill at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ubon Ratchatani Rajabhat
University is aimed 1) to develop a model to improve the students’ brass
Recital skill; 2) to find out the efficiency of the designed model for improving students’ brass Recital skill and 3) to investigate the students’ satisfaction toward the use of the designed model for improving brass Recital skill. Participants in this study were, purposively sampled, five Music Major students enrolling the course Brass Performance. The instruments used for this research include
5 brass instrument music; a model to improve the students’ brass Recital skill,
an observation form, an evaluation form and a satisfaction survey form. The
results of the study are as follows. 1) For the efficiency of the designed
model to improve students’ brass Recital skill, the designed model was
evaluated by the three specialists, IOC = 0.89.It implies that the designed model is qualified to be used. However, it is suggested by the specialists that the issues regarding the role model of artists and professional brass musicians should be added. 2) Most specialists as evaluators were satisfied with the designed model to improve students’ brass Recital skill at highest level (X _ = 4.63). They also suggested adding the issue of how to analyze the music, details of techniques for performing in deep for each of the topics and more details about how to prepare and organize the performance and the stage performance. 3). Most students were satisfied with the designed model to improve students’ brass Recital skill at highest level ( X _ = 4.56). They agreed that the designed model is appropriate for them to plan for practicing brass Recital because practitioners are able to plan in advance for their preparation, to analyze the music, to practice appropriately with right techniques and to prepare before performing.