Práticas musicais cotidianas na cultura gospel: um estudo de caso no Ministério de Louvor Somos Igreja

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to analyze the musical practices, focusing the musical-pedagogic processes and construction of musical identities which occur in the praise group Somos Igreja , in the evangelical community Igreja em Cruz Alta RS , this research intends to comprehend how these practices are produced in the evangelical context and how they are experienced and (re)signified from a gospel musical culture. The increase of adepts in Brazil and the emergence of new evangelical denominations, mainly neopentecostals, has been inspiring several analysis of the gospel development, concerning the tension between traditional and contemporaneous, through a net of social relationships that moves around a complex trade, entertainment and media system. Music has always been present in evangelical cults, in many ways and contexts. Since the ending of the XX Century, however, it started to be remarkable modified in its manners of production, conception and distribution. Musical Education, as an area which articulates together with other fields of knowledge, as Sociology, Anthropology and Ethnomusicology, has as its purpose the study of pedagogical and musical processes to debate possibilities of a plural education. Therefore, pointing out the subjects socio-cultural context, their musical identity constructions and their everyday experiences. Thus, researches on musical education developed in different places and contexts of society have contributed to spread the speech of Musical Education, amplifying pedagogical conceptions and educational methods. This idea has made possible to reflect about contemporaneous musical educational practices, enlarging the understanding of musical experiences and the processes of meaning construction. From an interpretative perspective of the gospel musical scenery, methodologically developed through a case study, this work intends to discuss the theme and to announce some questions referring to musical education, everyday musical practices and religious meanings as well.