From touch to sound: teaching of Braille music notation as a path to an inclusive musical education

Author(s)

Fabiana Fator Gouvea Bonilha

• Document type: Doctoral Thesis
• Press: Campinas, SP.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Artes
• Defense date: 2010-10-02

Examining board members

Claudiney Rodrigues Carrasco; Adriana Giarola Kayama; Lucia Helena Reily; Amilcar Zani Netto; Maurício Soares Dottori

• Advisor: Claudiney Rodrigues Carrasco

Abstract

The current study was motivated by the author's life experience being both blind and a musician. It covers different aspects of Braille Music teaching and diffusion, emphasizing the concept of an inclusive education. Using a qualitative approach, three cases were studied and followed, in which three people experienced the process of Braille music learning. The resources available for Braille music transcription were also investigated, and it supported the creation of a Braille music collection. In the data analysis, the roles of music educator, of blind students and of experts are discussed. An audio documentary was developed as a representation of this study. Some questions are also placed in order to favour future investigations (AU)