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Abstract
To investigate the perception of voice use as a work tool and an instrument of artistic expression in a choir of early childhood education teachers. A qualitative research carried out by means of an ethnographic method involving the production and analysis of a field journal and participant observation. Five life-story narratives were produced alongside the participating teachers and the choir conductor. They were used as a data production methodological resource and with the aim to develop rapport between the study's subjects (researcher and participants). The narratives and field journal were analyzed from the perspective of the bibliographical review carried out on art and the previously established topics related to the object of study: Artistic and professional voice use; the influence of work organization on the teachers' voice use; and the influence of their participation in the scenic choir on their vocal health care. Art, music, and participation in a scenic choir may be an effective strategy to promote vocal health in addition to choosing lifestyles that allow for these women's exercise of self-care. There is little evidence of vocal disorder prevention and vocal health promotion programs aimed at teachers, in both the health system and the employer institutions.
Highlights
In the midst of the political, cultural, and musical effervescence of the 1960 and 1970’s, the city of Santos saw the rise of several music groups and Festival Música Nova [New Music Festival]
This paper aims to investigate the perception of voice use as a work and artistic expression tool in a choir of early childhood education teachers
Singing in a scenic choir and sharing the artistic manifestation of voice in a group can contribute to reduce or even prevent vocal damage and help psychological organization and, body and vocal perception. It reveals how these teachers look after their health and lead their life
Summary
In the midst of the political, cultural, and musical effervescence of the 1960 and 1970’s, the city of Santos (state of São Paulo) saw the rise of several music groups and Festival Música Nova [New Music Festival]. A reference choir for most Brazilian singers and musicians stands out to this day. This singing group, “Madrigal Ars Viva”, created in 1961, became an important laboratory for composers, conductors, and teachers[1]. One of its former singers, Iva Passos—musician, teacher, conductor, and artistic director— created, in 2005, the “Coro Cênico Céu da Boca” [Céu da Boca Scenic Choir], composed of early childhood education teachers of Department of Education, in the city of Santos. The choristers in Céu da Boca use their voice both to exercise their profession and as an artistic expression, such as singing. It is important to note that these teachers’ lifestyle goes beyond their professional presence in the classroom, where their voice is a tool—they experience art inside and out of their working environment, being in touch with the art of music by means of their voice
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