Coral Aparecida: um estudo de caso sobre a contribuição da educação musical no cotidiano de crianças do município de Moraújo/Ce

Abstract

This research focused on reflection on the experience of a voluntary music education proj ect, entitled “Coral Aparecida”, offered to children from the city of Moraújo, located in the northern region of Ceará state. This qualitative work sought to understand the development process of children. The universe of this research contemplated in its observation t he discourse analysis of children, parents/guardians and a teacher responsible for th e Coral Aparecida. The research methodology was outlined through the case study modalit y. The contextualization of the research focus group was performed. For data production, the following instruments were used: semi-structured interview with the teacher, appl ication of questionnaires to parents and use of the Focus Group technique with the proj ect children, through a conversation circle, seeking to understand, from the viewpoint of the respondents, if Coral Aparecida contributes to the social, musical and educational development of ch ildren and, if any, how it occurs. The analyzed data were categorized and discussed from the recurring speeches of the respondents. Through the analysis, it is concluded that the learning of children actually takes place in Coral Aparecida, through a socialization environmen t, where this factor contributes to the students' development, with the invo lvement of all project participants, including children, parents and teachers, resulting in a collective teaching-learning network.