A história da disciplina de música no curso de Pedagogia da UFSM (1984-2008)

Abstract

The present project is linked to the research line of Education and Arts of the Graduate Program on Education/UFSM and to the FAPEM study group and research: Teacher Management, Action and Research on Musical Education. The main objective was to investigate the history of Music in the Pedagogy Course at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria in terms of how it was organized and implemented. Besides, factors that influenced the syllabus organization were analyzed so that an understanding of the changes that took place in the subject of Music between 1984 and 2008 could be better assessed. This kind of investigation is part of the historical field of school subjects having as reference the researches developed by Bittencourt (2003), Chervel (1990), Goodson (1997, 2008) and Santos (1990). Metodologically, the investigation was organized based on oral history∕reports (ALBERTI, 2005; FREITAS, 2006; MEIHY, 2005), whose data were collected through some teachers interviews, teachers who saw changes made in the course syllabus, together with an analysis of corresponding documents. The Pedagogy Course, throughout its history, has been attempting to qualify future professionals in the different fields of knowledge. Thus, issues dealing with the teaching of Arts have permeated this area enabling prospective teachers to have contacts with knowledge necessary to develop classroom teaching. Concerning Musical Education, the insertion of music in the Pedagogy Course syllabus took place in 1984 and, since then, the area has been going through the process of constant development so that teachers can be better prepared. Many professors and teachers that deal with music subjects have contributed with their academic and professional experience besides their personal trajectories, establishing the mark of duty and professionalism of this area within the context of UFSM. Through the research, it has been verified that the year 1984 was seminal to what UFSM pedagogues profile should be. A new course was started, marked by up to date tendencies, with its syllabus organized based on specific methodologies to the different areas of knowledge. Throughout the years, formative propositions have been altered and the course has gone through three major changes - 1984, 2004 and 2007 - in order to comply with legislation, with area guidelines and the changes of conceptions on the part of professors and teachers responsible for the subject of music. The registered syllabus changes reflected a great amount of thought, discussions and movements, internal and external, regarding the context of the Education Center, which reflected a new dynamic in Brazilian education. The serious commitment on the part of the coordination and teachers regarding the course generated new syllabi, which followed new perspectives of what a new teacher should be, and have contributed to the quality improvement of school contexts in Santa Maria and towns in the vicinity.