A atividade coral em seu potencial formativo e transformador para aquisição de capital cultural

Abstract

The present study researches the formative perspectives of choral singing with the potential for social and cultural transformations, which indicates shortcuts for the acquisition of cultural capital. Starting with Bourdieu's sociology, from the knowledge that is proposed by Larrosa's experience and its sense as well as Guattari's concept of subjective machinist impositions transposed to the subjective impositions of vocal models upon individuals, we collate, in the light of these postulations, an extensive literature review, as well as statements from singers and ex-singers of Coral Altivoz, which is an extension activity at Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), where the author has been in the position of conductor and musical director for the past 25 years. Throughout this study, we search for associations of choral music production with changing cultural and social paradigms in history. Specifically in Brazil, choral music has been present since the beginning of the colonial period as a strategy of submission and later emancipation of black musicians and composers. During the Vargas period, Choral Singing was part of instruction of one idea of a national identity and unity policy. . Concepts such as constructivism based on Piaget, Vygotsky's social interactionism and Merleau Ponty's approach to expressiveness, when associated with an ample literature review, confirm the presuppositions present in this dissertation and pave the way for further development of this subject.