O papel da música na formação da criança na educação infantil

Abstract

Music, as a social practice and language, is present in the lives of human beings, performing and attending to various functions. With the aim of understanding the place that music occupies in Early Childhood Education, as well as its role in the formation of the child. This research was carried out under a qualitative, bibliographical approach, prioritizing the survey and analysis of scientific productions that deal with the theme of music and Early Childhood Education. The data processing instrument, elaborated according to the considerations of Lima and Mioto (2007) and Minayo (1992), allowed the delimitation and description of the selected works, identifying their contributions to the reflections on the theme. The results point to the understanding of the potential of music in the integral development of the child, acting in the development of playfulness, socialization, language, artistic sensitivity, learning, among others. In addition, it was found that there is a wide range of possibilities for using music in the daily life of Early Childhood Education, revealing that, for the most part, music has been meeting traditional concepts based on conditioning routines and supporting the introduction of other school contents. This study contributes by showing the framework of current research carried out on the subject, establishing relationships and distances between them, providing essential elements for reflections on how the conceptions and uses of music impact on the formation of the child, providing support and necessary analyzes for (re)signification of musical practices, in order to encompass the dimension of music as an artistic language and not only in its utilitarian aspect.