Expressão Musical na Infância

Learning objectives
Discourse and communicate in a clear and precise way the message adapting it to the characteristics of the receiver Use informative and communicative technologies in tasks where involved according to the goals to attain Adapt action, methodologies and ways of communicating to the different age stages and to the creation of written well analyzed and critical texts mobilizing the concepts and theories already studied according to the different educational suggested situations Know how to cope with misfortune, difficulties and failures integrating them in the educational process To show being an active member within a team work, able to give opinions and deep critical evaluation on the works explained and attended in the class.

Syllabus
1-Music in its artistic dimension Critical hearing of musical pieces outlining periods , styles musical tools and voices together with their specific characteristics Approach to basic and specific notions of musical expression 2-The musical development in a child Development of the child hearing (uterine life and first months) Musical development in childhood 3-Music in its educative dimension Music and education The artistic and the musical education Musical exploration of traditional stories adapted to childhood Musical theatre Puppet theatre and digital sound Shadow theatre The artistic education as a means of educational interference Practical usage of the syllabus within the musical artistic education Building and using games and musical merrymaking.

Teaching methodologies (including evalution)

Through an active teaching the pupils will be invited to experiment in practice (using little performances in the class) the syllabus which have been worked on mingling theory and practice either in an individual way or in big and small group. Resources such as films, documentaries, listening to music,. Viewing of concerts to be debated later on in the class. The pupils through an active teaching will be invited to experiment in practice the contents which will be dealt in a theoretic way and theoretic-practical. These experiments will be accompanied with evaluating comments (auto and hetero evaluation) so that the pupils may improve the necessary points (formative evaluation) They will be evaluated in four different moments. Evaluation: 1 individual work (50%) and 2 group work (25% + 25%)

Essential Bibliography (including ISBN)

BRAZELTON, T. Berry (1995) O Grande Livro da Criança, Lisboa, Ed. Presença, ISBN 972-23-1930-2 GARDNER, H., (1999) Educación Artística e Desarrollo Humano, Barcelona, Paidós, ISBN 84-493-0023-1 HOWARD, W. (1952) A Música e a Criança, Paris, PUF Bunt, L. (1994) KLAUS, M, KLAUS, P. (1989), O Surpreendente Recém Nascido, Porto Alegre, Artes Médicas POCINHO, Margarida Dias (1999) A Música na Relação Mãe Bébé, Lisboa, Instituto Piaget Edições, ISBN 972-771-147-2 SOUSA, A. B. (2003) A Educação pela Arte e as Artes na Educação, 3º volume Música e Artes Plásticas, Horizontes Pedagógicos, Lisboa, Edições Piaget. ISBN 972-771-616-4 SOUSA, M. Rosário (2000) Metodologias do Ensino da Música para Crianças, V. N. Gaia, Gailivro ISBN 972-8473-35-4 ZAMACÓIS, Joaquim, Teoria de la Musica I e II, Barcelona