O programa da disciplina de instrumento-piano do curso secundário artístico especializado da música

: um contributo de revisão didática

Abstract

The present study entitled ‘Piano syllabus of the specialised artistic teaching in music in secondary education (Portugal): a contribution to piano teaching review’, within the music curriculum framework, aims to foster the improvement of the present syllabus and address the perceived needs of a conceptual framework change. Thus, a critical analysis was carried out, especially of the syllabus relating to the 1971 pedagogical experiment (8th grade), bearing in mind how the piano has been taught in Portugal, and a new society contemporary typology, school framework and curricular work. This qualitative case study was carried out at the Centro de Cultura Musical (Musical Cultural Centre) for eight months (from September 2013 to April 2014). During the process of literature review, comparative analysis of different documents, and critical reflection and an understanding of my own teaching and peer teaching were made in order to provide insights into how teaching practice could be improved and to find out what can be learnt from it. Thus, a new 3-year piano syllabus is suggested, within a curriculum paradigm which encompasses: ecological, constructivist and socio-critical models; blueprints for activities, within a constructivist approach to learning; formative assessment procedures, which emphasise a more authentic participatory alternative assessment. These formative assessment procedures should be used as self-regulatory skills during both student learning process and as an instrument assessment based on the teaching of a specific instrument.

Date of Award	6 Nov 2014
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Sofia Inês Ribeiro Lourenço da Fonseca (Supervisor) & Luísa Orvalho (Co-Supervisor)