Non-Formal Music Education: A Case Study of Community Bands of Itu During The Twentieth Century

ABSTRACT: This research aims to conduct a case study of the role of civic bands in the city of Itu [State of São Paulo, Brazil] in the twentieth century, in the context of non-formal musical education, analyzing the methodologies used by band teachers, their content and mode of transmission, and following the student’s trajectory that, through this education, received the support required to transform into professional musicians. Through the collection and analysis of written, visual, aural, and musical documentation, I intend to reconstruct the trajectory of two civic bands in the city of Itu and their importance as a medium of non-formal musical education. Click here to download the file.