A educação musical como agente facilitador do processo de aprendizagem

Esta monografia parte de pressuposto de que a música desenvolve o equilíbrio emocional do indivíduo e sua sensibilidade para e belo. Essa premissa alerta para a importância do estudo em questão, especialmente em relação a outras áreas de ensino, considerando-se a educação musical como um instrumento auxiliar no aprendizado das outras disciplinas. Trata-se de um estudo teórico, com implicações pedagógicas, visande a demonstrar a importância da educação musical - não descobrir talentos para a música e valores musicais --, aperfeiçoar o indivíduo, criando platéias que saibam ouvir música e, desenvolvendo a sua capacidade perceptiva, criar um estado propiciador da aprendizagem. São expostos alguns aspectos essenciais, básicos, demonstrando que a educação musical nas escolas é fator de integração emocional do educando, e que favorece o trânsito interdisciplinar e facilita a aprendizagem.

The effects of different styles of musical auditory stimulation on cardiac autonomic regulation in healthy women

The literature investigated the effects of chronic baroque music auditory stimulation on the cardiovascular system. However, it lacks in the literature the acute effects of different styles of music on cardiac autonomic regulation. To evaluate the acute effects of baroque and heavy metal music on heart rate variability (HRV) in women. The study was performed in 21 healthy women between 18 and 30 years old. We excluded persons with previous experience with music instrument and those who had affinity with the song styles. All procedures were performed in the same sound-proof room. We analyzed HRV in the time (standard deviation of normal-to-normal respiratory rate (RR) intervals, root-mean square of differences between adjacent normal RR intervals in a time interval, and the percentage of adjacent RR intervals with a difference of duration greater than 50 ms) and frequency (low frequency [LF], high frequency [HF], and LF/HF ratio) domains. HRV was recorded at rest for 10 min. Subsequently they were exposed to baroque or heavy metal music for 5 min through an earphone. After the first music exposure they remained at rest for more 5 min and them they were exposed again to baroque or heavy metal music. The sequence of songs was randomized for each individual. The power analysis provided a minimal number of 18 subjects. Shapiro-Wilk to verify normality of data and analysis of variance for repeated measures followed by the Bonferroni test for parametric variables and Friedman's followed by the Dunn's post-test for non-parametric distributions. During the analysis of the time-domain indices were not changed. In the frequency-domain analysis, the LF in absolute units was reduced during the heavy metal music stimulation compared to control. Acute exposure to heavy metal music affected the sympathetic activity in healthy women.

Introduction XXIX European Seminar in Ethnomusicology: Cultural Mapping and Musical Diversity

«Cultural mapping» has become a central keyword in the UNESCO strategy to protect world cultural and natural heritage. It can be described as a tool to increase the awareness of cultural diversity. As Crawhall (2009) pointed out, cultural mapping was initially considered to represent the «landscapes in two or three dimensions from the perspectives of indigenous and local peoples». It thus transforms the intangible cultural heritage to visible items by establishing profiles of cultures and communities, including music traditions. Cultural mapping is used as a resource for a variety of purposes as broad as peace building, adaptation to climate change, sustainability management, heritage debate and management, but can also become highly useful in the analysis of conflict points. Music plays a significant role in each of these aspects. This year’s symposium invites to highlight, yet also to critically reassess this topic from the following ethnomusicological perspectives: - The method of cultural mapping in ethnomusicology What approaches and research techniques have been used so far to establish musical maps in this context? What kinds of maps have been developed (and, for example, how far do these relate to indigenous mental maps that have only been transmitted orally)? How far do these modern approaches deviate from the earlier cultural mapping approaches of the cultural area approaches that were still evident with Alan P. Merriam and in Alan Lomax` Cantometrics? In how far are the methods of cultural mapping and of ethnomusicological fieldwork different and how can they benefit from each other? - Intangible cultural heritage and musical diversity As the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage pointed out in Article 12, each state signing the declaration «shall draw up, in a manner geared to its own situation, one or more inventories of the intangible cultural heritage, present in its territory and monitor these.» This symposium calls for a critical re-assessment of the hitherto established UNESCO intangible cultural heritage lists. The idea is to highlight the sensitive nature and the effects of the various heritage representations. «Heritage» is understood here as a selection from a selection – a small subset of history that relates to a given group of people in a particular place, at a specific time (Dann and Seaton 2001:26). This can include presentations of case studies, yet also a critical re-analysis of the selection process, e.g. who was included – or even excluded (and why)? Who were the decision makers? How can the role of ethnomusicology be described here? Where are the (existent and possible) conflict points (politically, socially, legally, etc.)? What kinds of solution strategies are available to us? How is the issue of diversity – that has been so strongly emphasized in the UNESCO declarations – reflected in the approaches? How might diversity be represented in future approaches? How does the selection process affect musical canonization (and exclusion)? What is the role of archives in this process? - Cultural landscape and music As defined by the World Heritage Committee, cultural landscapes can be understood as a distinct geographical area representing the «combined work of nature and man» (http://whc.unesco.org/en/culturallandscape/). This sub-topic calls for a more detailed – and general – exploration of the exact relation between nature/landscape (and definition of such) and music/sound. How exactly is landscape interrelated with music – and identified (and vice versa)? How is this interrelation being applied and exploited in a (inter-)national context?

La estructura del himno ambrosiano y su relación con las funciones tonales de la escala musical

La utilización del himno religioso en Occidente, como una forma de control ideológico frente al avance de las heterodoxias, fue instaurada definitivamente por Ambrosio, obispo de Milán, al conciliar el material himnódico precedente con las necesidades catequísticas que la época le impuso. El episcopus milanés logró concebir un modelo poético, estrófico y rítmico de fácil recepción que funcionaba como instrumento de conversión e instrucción doctrinal y un regulador de las oraciones litúrgicas. El himno ambrosiano no fue, sin embargo, el primero que se ajustó a los principios del credo niceno en la lucha contra diversas formas de herejía, en particular el arrianismo, pero sí fue el primero que innovó desde lo musical y lo rítmico. Su popularidad, basada en su modo ?cantable?, se cimentó a partir de la novedad de su estructura compositiva, en la que se pueden advertir frecuentes correspondencias métricas y acentuales que posibilitaba una más rápida memorización. A través de esta comunicación se procurará exponer las innovaciones estructurales de la himnodia ambrosiana en materia rítmica, las cuales giran en torno a la repetición arbitraria del número ocho; asimismo el número ocho contiene funciones temático-emotivas comparables con las funciones tonales de la escala musical y, en especial, el modo jónico que es el que llegó hasta hoy como escala mayor natural

La estructura del himno ambrosiano y su relación con las funciones tonales de la escala musical

La utilización del himno religioso en Occidente, como una forma de control ideológico frente al avance de las heterodoxias, fue instaurada definitivamente por Ambrosio, obispo de Milán, al conciliar el material himnódico precedente con las necesidades catequísticas que la época le impuso. El episcopus milanés logró concebir un modelo poético, estrófico y rítmico de fácil recepción que funcionaba como instrumento de conversión e instrucción doctrinal y un regulador de las oraciones litúrgicas. El himno ambrosiano no fue, sin embargo, el primero que se ajustó a los principios del credo niceno en la lucha contra diversas formas de herejía, en particular el arrianismo, pero sí fue el primero que innovó desde lo musical y lo rítmico. Su popularidad, basada en su modo ?cantable?, se cimentó a partir de la novedad de su estructura compositiva, en la que se pueden advertir frecuentes correspondencias métricas y acentuales que posibilitaba una más rápida memorización. A través de esta comunicación se procurará exponer las innovaciones estructurales de la himnodia ambrosiana en materia rítmica, las cuales giran en torno a la repetición arbitraria del número ocho; asimismo el número ocho contiene funciones temático-emotivas comparables con las funciones tonales de la escala musical y, en especial, el modo jónico que es el que llegó hasta hoy como escala mayor natural

La estructura del himno ambrosiano y su relación con las funciones tonales de la escala musical

La utilización del himno religioso en Occidente, como una forma de control ideológico frente al avance de las heterodoxias, fue instaurada definitivamente por Ambrosio, obispo de Milán, al conciliar el material himnódico precedente con las necesidades catequísticas que la época le impuso. El episcopus milanés logró concebir un modelo poético, estrófico y rítmico de fácil recepción que funcionaba como instrumento de conversión e instrucción doctrinal y un regulador de las oraciones litúrgicas. El himno ambrosiano no fue, sin embargo, el primero que se ajustó a los principios del credo niceno en la lucha contra diversas formas de herejía, en particular el arrianismo, pero sí fue el primero que innovó desde lo musical y lo rítmico. Su popularidad, basada en su modo ?cantable?, se cimentó a partir de la novedad de su estructura compositiva, en la que se pueden advertir frecuentes correspondencias métricas y acentuales que posibilitaba una más rápida memorización. A través de esta comunicación se procurará exponer las innovaciones estructurales de la himnodia ambrosiana en materia rítmica, las cuales giran en torno a la repetición arbitraria del número ocho; asimismo el número ocho contiene funciones temático-emotivas comparables con las funciones tonales de la escala musical y, en especial, el modo jónico que es el que llegó hasta hoy como escala mayor natural

Pau e lata para uma educação musical: uma partitura de vidas

The field of experience and reflection in this dissertation is the Pau and Lata: Artisticpedagogical project and its activities in the field of music education It was created in 1996, by the Community School Sementes da Luz, located on Tabuleiro do Martins district, Maceió / AL. The work extended to the Rio Grande do Norte and later returned to Alagoas, keeping their activities in both states, involving approximately 280 people. The issues that moved us front the experience of Pau e Lata were: What are the main references and theoretical-methodological elements that constitute the formation of the musician in Pau e Lata? How members perceive this project and include themselves in the educational process of music formation? How it works and what is the meaning of the use of instruments and the learning of musical writing and reading? These questions lead us to undertake this dissertation, in order to deepen reflection on the processes of musical training on Pau e Lata, relating the experiences of its members in the process and the theoretical references governing their educational practice. In this sense, we outline the research objectives, which are: describe the Pau e Lata project, focusing on their context of action and their methodological processes; investigate the relationship between the effective participation of its members in the process of composition of the artistic and pedagogical repertoire and its performance in the field of cultural militancy in the environment where it operates. The writing process of this research is based on the phenomenological perspective. Therefore constitute our methodological research path two roads that communicate: 1) the organization and description of historical record of Pau e Lata (supporting documents, certificates, posters, etc.) and memories of the researcher and from other members of the group. 2) the formation of focal groups and writing and sending, via online, testimonials the participants of Pau and Lata relating to issues scrap and onomatopoeia, respectively. Participated in this process 11 components, adding the presence of the researcher, with the age between 21-45 years, all members of Pau e Lata, Core UFRN. The results of this research are focused on the discussion of three axes that describe and guide the work of the Pau e Lata: collective work, the use of the scrap as instrument and the onomatopoeia as base of a methodological process of musical training. This score was composed of three parts. The first part is presented from a collection of references from Pau e Lata, composed of printed and videographic records. The second part refers to the instrument used by Pau e Lata, and the perception of group members on these instruments, which occurs so that they are integrated in the training of the musician.The third axis tells how and what it means learning of music writing and reading, that occurs in two related aspects: the teaching-learning process and the body as a musical element in this process, associated with other actions characterized as studies and theoretical deepening

Musical commonplace book : manuscript, [approximately 1790-approximately 1810]

Contains songs, partly from English operas, and instrumental music.

Ansiedade na performance musical: estudo de caso com a Orquestra Filarmonia das Beiras

A ansiedade na performance musical (APM) é um distúrbio que afeta alguns músicos independentemente da sua idade, experiência, dedicação ou tipo de instrumento. A APM se faz presente em músicos de orquestras, coros e solistas e surge como um fenômeno fisiológico, psicológico, cognitivo e emocional. Este trabalho consiste em uma pesquisa acerca da ansiedade na performance musical em uma orquestra portuguesa. Através da aplicação do questionário STAI-Y comparou-se como 36 músicos da Orquestra Filarmonia das Beiras se sentiram antes do concerto (ansiedade-estado) e em uma situação geral (ansiedade-traço). Além disso, correlacionou-se os dados obtidos com dados sobre a população portuguesa. Concluiu-se que os músicos da OFB não apresentaram diferenças significativas entre os dois momentos e apresentaram baixos índices de ansiedade-estado e ansiedadetraço comparativamente à população portuguesa.

EXTENDED-RANGE OBOE: THE IMPACT OF TECHNICAL AND MUSICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN 19th-CENTURY AND CONTEMPORARY OBOE REPERTOIRE

I believe that the purpose of expanding the oboe’s repertoire is to not only create original compositions, but to also utilize technical advancements in order to achieve access to a wider range of repertoire through the art of transcription. This paper examines the various paths to achieving such expansion, including utilizing unique performer skills, use of auxiliary instruments, advancements in the instrument itself and musical developments that challenge the perception of the oboe’s solo role in a particular era of music history. The oboe need not be relegated to the confines of a compositionally limited stereotype. The goal of my “extended-range” dissertation project is to expand the “range” of programmable repertoire, with a focus on music in both the 19th and 21st-centuries, while simultaneously expanding the technical capabilities and expectations of the modern oboe—in part by exploiting the new possibilities of the recently invented low-A extension key.

As percepções de alunos, professores e encarregados de educação sobre a disciplina de educação musical: Um estudo de caso no âmbito do 2º ciclo do ensino básico

Este estudo teve como grande finalidade conhecer as percepções de alunos do 2° Ciclo do Ensino Básico de uma escola da periferia de Lisboa e dos respectivos professores e encarregados de educação, relativamente à disciplina de Educação Musical. No estudo foi utilizado um desenho metodológico de cariz naturalista, com aproximação ao estudo de caso, em que a técnica de recolha de dados de suporte foi o inquérito por questionário, aplicado aos três elementos da comunidade educativa antes referidos. Os principais objectivos do estudo foram, entre outros, os seguintes: #) Conhecer a importância que é dada à Educação Musical, enquanto disciplina integrante do currículo escolar, por alunos, professores e encarregados de educação; #) Contribuir para uma tomada de consciência, por parte da comunidade educativa em geral, sobre a importância da Educação Musical na formação integral do cidadão. A análise dos resultados obtidos permitiu chegar a diversas inferências e conclusões, destacando-se, entre outras, as seguintes: - Em relação aos alunos, a Educação Musical foi por eles considerada uma disciplina razoavelmente importante para a sua formação face à qual afirmaram nutrir algum interesse, sobretudo quando nela são promovidas actividades práticas; - No que diz respeito aos professores, estes consideraram, na sua maioria, que a disciplina, apesar das suas potencialidades formativas, acaba por não ser aproveitada na sua plenitude; - Os encarregados de educação tenderam a considerá-la uma disciplina importante, parecendo estar informados sobre as actividades e as funções a ela associadas. A música pareceu, além disso, fazer parte da vida da maior parte dos inquiridos dos três grupos participantes no estudo, tendo os mesmos indicado que ouviam música todos os dias e que já haviam assistido a, pelo menos, um concerto ao vivo. ABSTRACT; The aim of this study was to acknowledge the perceptions of students of the fifth and sixth grades of a Basic school in Lisbon periphery, their parents and teachers, about the subject of Musical Education. ln that purpose, we are in front of a naturalist investigation, approaching the case study, were the support instrument of data collecting was the questionnaire, applied to the three members of the educative community we have already referred to. This study had, as main goals, the following, among others: #) To know the importance that is given to Musical Education, as a subject which is part of the school curriculum, by students, parents and teachers; #) To contribute for the acknowledgement, by the general educative community, of the importance of Musical Education, for the growth and formation of the individuals. The analisys of the results allowed us to reach, among others, several conclusions and inferences: - Concerning the students, musical education was considered a subject of reasonable importance for their formation, and by which they showed some interest, especially when teachers promote practical activities; - The majority of the teachers considered that the subject was very important for the formation of the individual. However, and in spite of its formative potentialities, musical education is not applied and used as much as it should be; - Parents seem to consider it an important subject and also seem to be well informed about the activities and functions associated to it; Music seemed to be part of the lives of all the inquiries, who revealed listening to music every day and, in the majority of cases, have already been to a live concert.

Design de comunicação aplicado à educação musical

Dissertação de Mestrado para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Design de Comunicação, apresentada na Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitectura.

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