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O objectivo deste trabalho foi o de contribuir para um melhor entendimento sobre os benefícios da aprendizagem musical. A aprendizagem em música desenvolve capacidades pessoais, sociais e cognitivas, que por sua vez podem potenciar o desempenho académico. Questionou-se um grupo de 60 estudantes das Licenciaturas em Música da Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espectáculo acerca das razões que os levaram a ser músicos. Os resultados indicaram que o principal factor de motivação dos alunos é o de atingir elevados níveis de realização artística e, consequentemente, pessoal. A fim de prosseguirem a sua actividade estes estudantes necessitam de grande persistência, criatividade, experimentação, confiança e capacidade de trabalhar em equipa. No entanto, além do desenvolvimento destas capacidades, a literatura existente descreve correlações significativas entre aprendizagem musical e desenvolvimento cognitivo, nomeadamente de capacidades matemáticas. Assim, serão apresentados estudos que revelam as relações mais significativas entre música e matemática, mais especificamente entre música e raciocínio espacial-temporal (importante em conceitos matemáticos). A inferência é sustentada numa série de estudos que exploram os efeitos da prática de teclado no raciocínio espacial-temporal, sugerindo que o domínio de um instrumento ajuda a desenvolver a compreensão matemática. A existência de uma correlação entre aprendizagem musical e desempenho matemático tem fortes implicações educacionais, especialmente na inclusão ou manutenção do ensino da música no currículo académico nacional.
The aim of the present work was to contribute to the literature on the benefits of music learning. Music learning develops personal, social and cognitive skills, which may in turn contribute to raise academic achievement. We asked a group of 60 students of the Escola Superior de Música e das Artes do Espectáculo do Porto what reasons led them to choose a musical career. The results indicated that their main motivation factor was to reach high levels of artistic achievement, and consequently, high levels of personal development. In order to progress in their careers, these students need great persistence, high levels of creativity and confidence, ability to experiment and to work in a team. However, besides the development of these abilities, significant correlations between music learning and cognitive development, namely the development of mathematical skills, are described on the literature. In this way, we will present studies exploring the most significant relationships between music and mathematics, more specifically between music and spatial-temporal reasoning (important in mathematical concepts). The inference is based on a group of studies which explore the effects of learning to play the keyboard on spatial-temporal reasoning, suggesting that mastering a musical instrument helps one to develop an understanding of mathematics. The existence of a correlation between music learning and mathematical achievement has important educational implications, especially as regards the inclusion or maintenance of the teaching of music in the national school curriculum.
The aim of the present work was to contribute to the literature on the benefits of music learning. Music learning develops personal, social and cognitive skills, which may in turn contribute to raise academic achievement. We asked a group of 60 students of the Escola Superior de Música e das Artes do Espectáculo do Porto what reasons led them to choose a musical career. The results indicated that their main motivation factor was to reach high levels of artistic achievement, and consequently, high levels of personal development. In order to progress in their careers, these students need great persistence, high levels of creativity and confidence, ability to experiment and to work in a team. However, besides the development of these abilities, significant correlations between music learning and cognitive development, namely the development of mathematical skills, are described on the literature. In this way, we will present studies exploring the most significant relationships between music and mathematics, more specifically between music and spatial-temporal reasoning (important in mathematical concepts). The inference is based on a group of studies which explore the effects of learning to play the keyboard on spatial-temporal reasoning, suggesting that mastering a musical instrument helps one to develop an understanding of mathematics. The existence of a correlation between music learning and mathematical achievement has important educational implications, especially as regards the inclusion or maintenance of the teaching of music in the national school curriculum.