O cantar gospel: um estudo em três contextos evangélicos

Abstract

In music education, the religious milieu has been considered as a space of musical socialization. Through this view, the present research has as its general aim to understand the impact of musical experiences in evangelic churches upon the gospel singer. As specific objectives, the investigation tries to analyse which practices include church singing and its functions as well as to reflect on the gospel “way of singing”. As methodology it has been chosen the qualitative research, and three interviews were carried out with participants of different religious contexts, trying to understand their background on music formation, as well as singing in the church and its functions. The investigation revealed that singing in religious space has as main goal to guide the atmosphere of the religious devotion, making possible the connection of public (Churchgoings) with “divine” experience. Hence, the way of singing and its expressive vocal techniques are related to the various moments and their requisites. Although there are different forms of vocal emission, it has been possible to identify certain expressive features that, to be achieved, set in motion vocal-technique mechanisms that are passed on/apprehended through experiences on the specific environment.