VOZ, CORPO E INCLUSÃO: benefícios do canto coral e da expressão cênica em estudantes com deficiência visual e normovisuais da Rede Estadual de Ensino do Mato Grosso do Sul.

Abstract

The aim of this research was to investigate the benefits of musical education through choral singing and stage expression in visually impaired and sighted students attending the Centre for Pedagogical Support for the Visually Impaired of Mato Grosso do Sul (CAP-DV\/MS), part of the State Education Department of Mato Grosso do Sul (SED\/MS), in the city of Campo Grande. We analysed the artistic, musical and social aspects that the practice of singing combined with stage expression developed in the lives of these students. Theoretical references include the work of active 20th century music educators - Dalcroze and Kodály - and the contemporary Keith Swanwick, as well as researchers and representatives of the scenic choir and the body in movement: Muller, Puebla and Bertazzo. In this research, with the aim of promoting social inclusion and strengthening the bonds between the students, there was a mixture of students with and without disabilities. The methodology used for the work was action research, with the active participation of the researcher in carrying out the activities at each stage - through audiovisual recordings of the meetings and semi-structured interviews after the final performance. This experience of physical expressiveness in choral singing indicated a significant development in each participant, with reports at the end of the research showing progress in individual psychomotor and artistic-musical aspects, as well as in the social relations of the group.