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Sara Beatriz Arantes Silva Do Vale MESTRADO EM ENSINO DE HISTÓRIA NO 3.º CICLO DO ENSINO BÁSICO E NO ENSINO SECUN- DÁRIO “Bach to School” A Música como fonte histórica na sala de aula de História Sara Beatriz Arantes Silva do Vale M 2020 Sara Beatriz Arantes Silva do Vale “Bach to School” A Música como fonte histórica na sala de aula de História Relatório realizado no âmbito do Mestrado em Ensino de História no 3.º ciclo do Ensino Básico e no Ensino Secundário, orientada pelo Professor Doutor Luís Antunes Grosso Correia e pela Professora Doutora Cláudia Sofia Pinto Ribeiro Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto 2020 Sara Beatriz Arantes Silva do Vale “Bach to school” A Música como fonte histórica na sala de aula de História Relatório realizado realizada no âmbito do Mestrado em Ensino de História no 3.º ciclo do Ensino Básico e no Ensino Secundário, orientada pelo Professor Doutor Luís Antunes Grosso Correia e pela Professora Doutora Cláudia Sofia Pinto Ribeiro Membros do Júri Professor Doutor (escreva o nome do/a Professor/a) Faculdade (nome da faculdade) - Universidade (nome da universidade) Professor Doutor (escreva o nome do/a Professor/a) Faculdade (nome da faculdade) - Universidade (nome da universidade) Professor Doutor (escreva o nome do/a Professor/a) Faculdade (nome da faculdade) - Universidade (nome da universidade) Classificação obtida: (escreva o valor) Valores À Música, a minha paixão À História, a minha vocação Ao Ensino, a área da minha futura profissão 5 Sumário Declaração de honra ......................................................................................................... 8 Agradecimentos ................................................................................................................ 9 Resumo ........................................................................................................................... 11 Abstract ........................................................................................................................... 12 Índice de Figuras ............................................................................................................ 13 Índice de Quadros ........................................................................................................... 15 Índice de Anexos ............................................................................................................ 16 Suíte I: Prélude – Introdução.......................................................................................... 17 Suíte II: Allemande – A Música e o ser humano ............................................................ 23 Uma breve História da Música Ocidental ................................................................... 24 A Música na Pré-História ........................................................................................ 24 A Música das Civilizações Antigas ......................................................................... 25 Música Medieval ..................................................................................................... 28 Renascimento .......................................................................................................... 32 Barroco .................................................................................................................... 35 Classicismo.............................................................................................................. 37 Romantismo ............................................................................................................ 40 Música do século XX .............................................................................................. 43 Música do século XXI ou da atualidade.................................................................. 47 O consumo musical nos nossos tempos: streaming, poluição e distanciamento social ..................................................................................................................................... 48 A música de fundo: play ou stop? ............................................................................... 50 O “efeito Mozart”: mito ou facto? .............................................................................. 55 A instrução musical: vale ou não a pena estudar Música?.......................................... 56 Suíte III: Courante – A Música na sala de aula (de História) ........................................ 61 A educação artística em Portugal: bravuras em crescendo (1950-2010) .................... 62 A educação musical em Portugal: o presente em análise ........................................... 65 A Música na escola ................................................................................................. 65 O ensino especializado em Música ......................................................................... 68 A educação pelas artes nos documentos em vigor .................................................. 69 Literacia musical – o objetivo ..................................................................................... 72 Breves considerações sobre a educação musical em Portugal .................................... 73 A Música no Ensino da História ................................................................................. 76 6 As Inteligências Múltiplas – Potencializar a Inteligência Musical na disciplina de História .................................................................................................................... 77 Suíte IV: Sarabande – A Música desta história .............................................................. 80 A pauta-escola – história, influência e oferta formativa ............................................. 81 As notas – caracterização das turmas.......................................................................... 83 O compasso e o ritmo – a metodologia da investigação ............................................. 86 O questionário inicial .................................................................................................. 89 O processo de elaboração ........................................................................................ 90 Aplicação, apresentação e análise dos dados recolhidos ......................................... 91 As experiências musicais .......................................................................................... 124 O 12.º ano e A Música durante a Guerra Fria ....................................................... 125 O 12.º ano e A Cantiga Era Uma Arma ................................................................ 130 O 10.º ano e A Música durante a Idade Média ...................................................... 144 O 9.º ano e A Música durante a Guerra Fria ......................................................... 150 Os agentes históricos e a COVID-19 .................................................................... 158 O questionário final................................................................................................... 165 Processo de elaboração e aplicação ....................................................................... 165 Apresentação do questionário e análise dos resultados ......................................... 166 Suíte V: Gavotte I e II – Conclusões............................................................................. 194 Suíte VI: Gigue – Uma última consideração sobre a Arte na Educação ....................... 199 Fontes............................................................................................................................ 200 Bibliografia ................................................................................................................... 203 Anexos .......................................................................................................................... 209 7 Declaração de honra Declaro que o presente relatório de estágio é de minha autoria e não foi utilizado previamente noutro curso ou unidade curricular, desta ou de outra instituição. As referên- cias a outros autores (afirmações, ideias, pensamentos) respeitam escrupulosamente as regras da atribuição, e encontram-se devidamente indicadas no texto e nas referências bibliográficas, de acordo com as normas de referenciação. Tenho consciência de que a prática de plágio e auto-plágio constitui um ilícito académico. Barcelos, 30 de setembro de 2020 Sara Beatriz do Vale 8 Agradecimentos À minha família, pelo apoio e entusiasmo com que me viram abraçar a docência, qual tradição familiar. À minha mãe e ao meu pai. Serei sempre grata pela educação que me deram. Tenho imenso orgulho em ser vossa filha. À minha irmã. Por todo o apoio e sugestões que me foi dando ao longo da redação deste relatório. Por me ter aberto o caminho para a Música. Por seres metade de mim. Ao Fábio. Pelos conselhos, pelas conversas, pelos desabafos, por ouvir e lidar tão bem com as dúvidas e as incertezas, pelas ajudas, pela paciência, pelas histórias. Por acre- ditar em mim, no meu caminho, no meu trabalho e no meu sucesso. Não há um dia que não seja grata por te ter na minha vida. A todos os meus amigos. Todos me apoiaram e revelaram interesse pelo meu tra- balho. Escrito isto, deixo um agradecimento especial à Joana Teixeira e à Malini Pires pelo apoio ao longo destes anos e, claro, ao longo deste período de clausura. Agora já podemos ir dar uma volta. Ao meu colega de estágio. Pelas conversas, pelos desabafos, pela ajuda, pela expe- riência. Aprendi contigo. Aos meus colegas de mestrado. Uma turma
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