Conteúdos pedagógicos de canto em mídias sociais: aspectos e características de vídeos no YouTube

Abstract

Among the different scenarios and contexts in which there is the presence of Musical Education, this undergraduate thesis aimed to intertwine the vocal pedagogy with the pedagogy practices that happens on social media. The theme emerged from the increasingly common practice of searching on digital media for knowledge to be studied, that is, online learning and teaching. YouTube is understood as a social media for sharing videos, where users can both watch and publish content online. Thus, this work had as a guiding point the following issue: how are the most viewed videos on YouTube for vocal pedagogy pedagogically characterized? And it materialized through scientific research, seeking to analyze the characteristics and pedagogical aspects of the most viewed videos on YouTube for vocal pedagogy. More specifically, this work sought to identify trends in the study of vocal pedagogy in Brazil; discuss the processes of musical education through social media; identify the videos and channels about vocal pedagogy that have the greatest visualization indicators; characterize the selected videos and analyze their pedagogical approaches. Documentary research was used as a methodological approach. The videos published on the YouTube platform were taken as documentary sources. In order to compose the corpus, ten videos about vocal pedagogy were selected, with the highest viewing rates and coming from different channels. It was possible to notice that online education has its own characteristics that can be integrated into our professional practices. Social media, like YouTube, can be used as a pedagogical space, thus being a place of work and professional performance. Regarding the analysis of the investigated videos, the focus of the contents in relation to vocal technique and vocal skills was notorious, without necessarily being applied to the musical practice of repertoires. Still on the pedagogical content of the videos, the predominance of vocal exercises in bocca chiusa and scales in joint degree, aiming at the improvement of resistance and vocal placement, was identified as key resources by the vocal teachers. It was also possible to notice that, in general, the contents are focused on the initial elements of singing practice. Thus, it is clear that the understanding of the theme of online music teaching and the social media environment is becoming increasingly relevant for Music Education. Through this undergraduate thesis, it was possible to contribute to the understanding of the content of videos published on YouTube, in this case, those aimed at vocal pedagogy.