Desenvolvimento e construção do Sistema de Controle por Pedal de Placas Metálicas - SICPPLAM2020

Abstract

Musical repertoire written for percussion requires, in several works, sonic exploration of metal plates in contact with water. For this, the percussionist must use one of his hand as a way to control the instrument's submersion and emersion in water, limiting performance. Restrictions on the dimensions / weight of the instrument and sonic explorations, muscle stress / risk of injuries and quality of performance are some of the problems regarded. Using as a reference research on patents and trademarks, as well as the use of software for the development of 3D projects, we developed the Metal Plate Pedal Control System, a mechanism that allows the percussionist to control by his feet the submersion and emersion of the metal plates in contact with water, thus leaving both hands 'free' for sonic explorations. It is intended to contribute to the improvement of percussive performance as well as to open new paths for composition and interpretation of new percussion works that use water as a source of sound and timbre exploration.