Music as an Educational Practice Performed with Children

Abstract

This is a master's dissertation's research which had, as general objective, to investigate the guiding principles of musical educational practice with children of 6 and 7 years, who participated in a social project of music education in Brasilia, Brazil's capital. Such research has as justification the use of music, which, in some educational settings, ignore children's musical development, as well as the lack of studies in this area. The methodological tool used was the observation of a social project at different times and the focus group with music educators and children. At the end of the research we found some principles that can guide an educational practice with music and, thus, may contribute to children's musical development.