THE STORYTELLING AND SOUNDING AS ACCESSIBLE MUSICAL PEDAGOGICAL RESOURCES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Special Education; Music; Early Childhood Education; Storytelling and Sound Activities.
The present study aimed to analyze the participation of children with disabilities in storytelling and sound activities, used as accessible musical pedagogical resources in Early Childhood Education. Regarding the methodology, a qualitative action research was conducted with 18 children aged 5 to 6 years from a private Early Childhood Education school in the city of Natal/RN. For the research, a pedagogical project of storytelling and sound activities was developed, consisting of 10 weekly meetings, each lasting 30 minutes. During the meetings, activities of storytelling and sound were proposed, incorporating pedagogical-musical practices, such as practical exercises of musical accompaniment, singing games, rhythmic, sound, and gestural imitation games, among other activities. The results pointed to a gap in studies discussing the objectives of this research. It was also found that children with disabilities actively participated in the activities carried out, contributing significantly to their musical development, as well as to the improvement of motor, cognitive, and social skills, in addition to the development of their autonomy, independence, and decision-making. The research also revealed the importance of continuous support from assistants during musical activities. As a product of this process, an e-book was created with information about music and inclusion in Early Childhood Education, a pedagogical-musical didactic sequence aimed at teachers working in basic education, using storytelling and sound as accessible pedagogical resources in Early Childhood Education.