Enhancing Piano Proficiency: Influential Factors for Success in the Pianism and Worldwide Projection Program at the National University of Costa Rica

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https://doi.org/10.30827/dreh.22.2024.29085

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The following study approaches factors that can influence the process and progress of piano learning. To do this, a questionnaire was administered to 11 students from the Worldwide Pianism and Projection program at the National University of Costa Rica to know their opinions regarding the determining factors that strengthen piano proficiency. The results show that attention to factors such as learning environment, discipline, motivation, and the teacher-student relationship strengthen piano pedagogy in favor of improving and achieving objectives. In addition, it raises the need to select work strategies that enhance the pianistic progress of students concerning the methodological work in the classroom.

 

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Emmanuel Ávila Hernández, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica

Master of Music with Emphasis on Piano Performance and Teaching

(UNA) Costa Rica

Licentiate of Music with Emphasis on Piano Performance and Teaching

(UNA) Costa Rica

Bachelor of Music with Emphasis on Piano Performance and Teaching

(UNA) Costa Rica

Piano teacher of the Worlwide Pianism and Projection program at (UNA)

Costa Rica.

Karol Cubero, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica

Doctor of Philosophy in Advanced English Studies: Languages and Cultures in Contact at the Salamanca University, Spain.

Researcher and Professor at the National University of Costa Rica.

Coordinator of the academic activity “UNA English training” UNA_ Campus Liberia.

Her research interests include intercultural communication within EFL contexts, foreign language approaches, learning and didactics.

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2024-02-05

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Ávila Hernández, E., & Cubero, K. (2024). Enhancing Piano Proficiency: Influential Factors for Success in the Pianism and Worldwide Projection Program at the National University of Costa Rica. DEDiCA. Revista De Educação E Humanidades (dreh), (22), 125–152. https://doi.org/10.30827/dreh.22.2024.29085

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