Contributos para a elaboração do programa da disciplina de classe de conjunto vocal

: o caso da Academia de Música de Viana do Castelo

Abstract

Several authors, amongst whom are Holt, Welch, Braga, Phillips and Leck, have stated that choir practice is an essential component in music learning in its cognitive, social and conduct components. In Portugal, the Ministry of Education approves of the implementation of choral lessons in Early Years, Elementary and Secondary Musical Education Courses. This study is concerned with giving contributions to the creation of a course syllabus for choir singing studies at Viana do Castelo Music Academy (Academia de Música de Viana do Castelo) so that it serves as a structured and well-sequenced course outline for the different school grades/stages. To accomplish the purpose of knowing voice physiology and characteristics and of establishing the contents, the aims, the teaching methods and a list of repertoire for choir practice, the present state of art was studied and several interviews were undertaken with choir conductors in a number of vocational music schools. Knowledge of the physiology of the voice and features, as well as the establishment of content, objetives, methods and a list of repertoire, are some of the matters addressed in this dissertation. To this end the state of art has been studied and carried out several interviews with teachers experienced in teaching the class Vocal Ensemble in various schools of vocational art education.

Date of Award	27 Feb 2015
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Pedro Miguel Pereira Monteiro (Supervisor)