THE DICHOTOMY BETWEEN SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY PRACTICE IN ART EDUCATION: PEDAGOGICAL AND MUSICAL EXPERIENCES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Music Education; Art Education; Multidisciplinary Skills; Teacher Training; School Music Practices.
This study analyzes the relationship between specific training in Music and multi-skilled teaching in Art in Basic Education, based on reflections on pedagogical practices developed in a state public school in the interior of Rio Grande do Norte. The research has a qualitative approach, a descriptive-reflective character, and is configured as an experience report based on teaching practice in the Music Laboratory and in Art/Music classes. The study problematizes the persistence of multi-skilling in the Art curricular component and the challenges faced by teachers with Music degrees in school contexts that demand knowledge in different artistic languages. It also discusses the development of Music Education practices mediated by active methodologies, collaborative experiences, and artistic experiences as strategies for participation, learning, and civic education of students. The results show that school Music Education contributes significantly to the artistic, social, cultural, and critical development of students, while also revealing structural limitations related to the valorization of specific teacher training and the conditions for carrying out musical practices in public schools. It is concluded that strengthening music education in basic education requires educational policies focused on valuing the specificities of artistic languages, expanding the teaching hours of the art component, and creating spaces dedicated to artistic practices in the school context, such as music, dance, theater, and visual arts laboratories.