O Rock n Roll na formação de professores de Música: um estudo no Curso de Música da UNIPAMPA

Abstract

This Course Completion Study: ''Rock N' Roll in the training of Music teachers: A study in the music course at UNIPAMPA'' focus on understanding the practices of Rock n' Roll in the undergraduate course in Music at UNIPAMPA Federal University of Pampa, Bagé campus. Therefore, listing a discussion about the insertion of popular music in higher music education. For this, it was necessary to conduct a bibliographical survey of texts published in the literature on the subject in question With this purpose, the authors chose to discuss the insertion of popular music in music teaching where: (LEISMANN, 2020; SIMÕES, FEICHAS, 2017; FONTERRADA, 2008; GREEN, 2001; COUTO, 2009). In order to understand the contributions of these musical practices, the methodology used in this study was the qualitative approach, which focused on conducting interviews via video calls and email, with five (5) students who participated in at least half of the following practices: Special Topics in Popular Music III (2016/2); Special Topics in Popular Music IV (2017/1); Teaching group: Rock Studies Group (2017/2); Music and school I: Practice in a group (2018/2); Music and school I and II: Practice in a group (2019/1); and the Extension Group: Group of Studies and Practices of Rock (2019/2). Based on the interviews and analyses three thematic axes were implemented: The Insertion of Popular Music in Higher Education, Musical Learning, and Contributions to Teacher Training. From this perspective, it was possible to understand the possibilities of practicing Rock n' Roll in the training of music teachers, this way facilitating the development and improvement of skills of such graduates. In addition to the possibility of discussing concepts and themes that are present in Rock, such as social, political, and identity issues. Collaborating, in this way, with a more humanized and technical training, as it encompasses a musical genre that is scarcely worked on in higher education courses in music in Brazil.