MOTA, Rosana Lino de Oliveira.
Abstract:
To understand the importance of music both inside and outside the school context, as
well as its various contributions to children's cognitive, socio-affective, and
psychomotor development, this study aims to comprehend the significance of music
for child development. To achieve this, it is necessary to explore music and its benefits
for children's education during the Early Childhood Education stage, as well as the
contributions of musical education within the school context, recognizing it as an
instrument for cognitive, socio-affective, and psychomotor development. Therefore, we
conducted an exploratory and dialectical field research, supported by a literature
review, adopting a qualitative approach. For data collection, we used semi-structured
interviews with open-ended questions, conducted with three teachers from the
municipal education system of Icó, Ceará, Brazil. The research results show that the
teachers acknowledge music as an important tool for children's learning and
development. Their involvement with music benefits and contributes to Early Childhood
Education students. Despite this recognition, it became evident that there are gaps due
to the lack of specific curricular training related to music, which limits the teachers'
repertoire on the various possibilities of musical teaching.
