Intelligent listening, Villa-Lobos and folklore: applicability to music education in Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to reflect on the concept of Smart hearing-AUIN, its applicability in Music Education understanding the scenario that music teaching presents in Brazil today. AUIN is a recent concept, validated in our PhD research and has at its core solid scientific foundations based on studies by Theodor W. Adorno, Murray Schafer and Aaron Copland, understanding the relationship between music teaching, soundscape and social environment, having as methodological contribution the principles of the participant research. We seek understanding of the threefold matrix in which Brazilian music is founded, making a clear distinction between market music and music more specifically, realizing that the concept of popular music needs a closer look. We also propose a brief approach to Villa-Lobos and its relationship with Musical Education through Brazilian folk music. In this way, we hope to contribute for the sound education process to be consolidated or at least to awaken a closer look at this theme in all its solidity.