Stories from the brazilian conservatories of choral singing: consonances and dissonances in the courses of formation of music teacher

Abstract

This article aimed to present and analyze some aspects of the stories of the Brazilian Conservatories of Choral Singing, institutions responsible for the formation, at a higher level, of music teachers in public and private schools. The research, of historical, bibliographic and oral character, is anchored in the concepts of ‘educational institutions’ and ‘curriculum’. The histories of these institutions presented, on the one hand, in a diversified form, on the other hand, denoted State control before the national guidelines, both in the formation of the professorship and in the organization of the syllabus contents of the discipline Choral Singing. The research emphasizes the importance of these institutions in the process of training the first music teachers focused on school music education in Brazil. The histories of some conservatories evidenced silences, and the absence of academic production. The historical pathways of some conservatories evidenced silences and lack of academic production, despite the efforts of researchers in the publication of academic papers at events in the country.