| Author(s): |
Fabiana Fator Gouvea Bonilha
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. , ilustrações. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Artes |
| Defense date: | 2006-01-31 |
| Examining board members: |
Claudiney Rodrigues Carrasco;
Maria Teresa Eglér Mantoan;
Ricardo Goldemberg
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| Advisor: | Claudiney Rodrigues Carrasco |
| Field of knowledge: | Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Arts |
| Indexed in: | Base Acervus-UNICAMP; Biblioteca Digital da UNICAMP |
| Location: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Biblioteca Central Cesar Lattes; T/UNICAMP; B641L; Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Biblioteca do Instituto de Artes; T/UNICAMP; B641L |
| 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 Writing, which is the musical notation created by Louis Braille for blind musicians. Using a qualitative approach, this study investigates the opinion of blind music students and their teachers regarding the current application of Braille Music Writing in musical education. Subjects described their experiences with Braille Music Writing through interviews and questionnaires, enabling the researcher to establish a panorama of music teaching in Braille. Data was analyzed using the technique of formulation of the General Subject Discourse that aims to extract and summarize thoughts and beliefs of a given population. Subjects' opinions were divided into categories and results were drawn from each category. In his study, the author also investigated current technological tools commonly used to produce Braille music sheets, and created a protocol to optimize musical transcription into Braille. The author concluded that there are many obstacles that currently obstruct the access of blind students and their professors to Braille Music Writing, and therefore generates misinterpretation of its potential and usage. As a consequence, the author emphasizes the need for diffusion of information regarding Braille Music writing both through its use within the university and the establishment of Braille music sheets libraries (AU) | |