A importância pedagógica dos corais de trombones em instituições públicas de ensino superior do Brasil

Abstract

trombone choirs in Brazilian universities. To this end, a bibliographical review was initially carried out, focusing on Brazilian and foreign literature about trombone choirs. The data was collected using a qualitative-quantitative approach, of an applied nature, exploratory and descriptive, and classified in terms of procedures as bibliographical and survey. The theoretical basis was the C(L)A(S)P Model developed by Keith Swanwick, in which we sought to highlight the use of parameters such as musical creation, appreciation, literature studies, skill acquisition and performance in choir rehearsal and presentation activities. This researcher's experience with the research object made it possible to hypothetically raise the need to structure rehearsals based on ideas that pedagogically conceptualize the collective practice that takes place in trombone choirs. Throughout the research, it was possible to identify 22 active trombone choirs in the country and of these, it is possible to see that 16 of them are linked to a public higher education institution and that there is a music course at the institution. A considerable number of these groups are part of extension activities and are made up of undergraduate students, sometimes postgraduate students, graduates and musicians from society in general. Evidence shows that trombone choirs have been part of academic life in Brazilian universities since 1990 and that several other groups with these characteristics have been created over the years. Although there was no systematization of the activities carried out during choir rehearsals, some parameters are used empirically, especially those that directly involve the acquisition of musical skills and performance. The research object was 12 choirs in which the participants answered the form, and the coordinator was interviewed, providing data to be analyzed. After this study, we were able to affirm the importance of establishing parameters that seek the musical development of choir members in an evident, effective, and broad way, so that the group as a whole can achieve an increasingly efficient musical practice.