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Esta tese debruça-se sobre as motivações que levam pessoas de diferentes faixas
etárias, sexos, idades e classes sociais a integrar e a permanecer num coro e analisa a
importância desta actividade nas suas vidas.
Para alcançar o objectivo principal do presente estudo, a análise dos motivos de
entrada e permanência num coro, desenhou-se um questionário que foi aplicado a uma
população amostral de 236 elementos, com idades compreendidas entre os oito e os oitenta
anos, de diversas ocupações profissionais e distribuídos por doze coros do Litoral Norte de
Portugal de acordo com três categorias distintas (litúrgico, escolar e amador).
A análise dos resultados indicou que mais mulheres do que homens frequentam os
coros, independentemente do tipo de coro e que os inquiridos atribuem uma
importância inequívoca a cantar em coro, destacando-se a aprendizagem como factor
principal transversal a todos os inquiridos nos diferentes coros. Seguem-se a
oportunidade de convívio, de trabalhar em equipa e por fim o gosto por cantar e por
aprender. Quando considerados individualmente, os motivos atribuídos à importância
de cantar em coro, variam em função do tipo de coro e da idade, os quais são descritos
pormenorizadamente.
Relativamente aos motivos de entrada num determinado coro, os resultados
apontaram o gosto pelo canto, seguido da necessidade de satisfazer o plano escolar, a
resposta a um convite, o desejo de aprender, a necessidade de conviver e de realização
pessoal e por fim as saídas profissionais que prevalecem nas decisões dos inquiridos.
Quanto à permanência no coro prevalece como principal factor de motivação,
transversal a todos os coros, o gosto por cantar em coro seguido pelo convívio, e pelo
desejo de aprendizagem. Estes resultados verificam-se também por tipo de coro.
O maestro foi considerado um factor importante para a permanência num coro, na
qual se destaca a experiência pessoal muito boa com o maestro. No que respeita às
competências necessárias para cantar em coro, emergem os factores de ter boa voz,
seguido de ter espírito de grupo, ter bom ouvido, gostar, estar motivado, ser
disciplinado, ser humilde e, por fim, ter disponibilidade.
Salienta-se, como conclusão fundamental deste estudo, que a prática coral
contribui para o desenvolvimento cognitivo e musical dos participantes, para o seu
desenvolvimento/integração social e para perpetuar o património cultural.
This thesis focuses on the motivations that lead people from different ages, sex and social backgrounds to take part in a choir, and analyses the importance of this activity in their lives. To attain the main goal of the present work, the analysis of the reasons why people go and stay in a choir, we conceived a survey that was run on a sample population of 236 individuals, ranging from 8 to 80 years old, from different occupational status, distributed through twelve choirs of the northern coast of Portugal, according to three different categories (liturgical, academic and unprofessional). The results have indicated that more women than men take part in choirs, independently of their category, and that the interviewed give an undoubtedly importance to singing in a choir, highlighting that the learning process is set as the main transversal factor when we look at all the participants in this survey. The opportunity of socializing, the possibility of working as a team and the joy of singing and learning, come as other key factors. When considered individually, the reasons for singing in a choir vary according to the category of the choir and the age of the enquired. Regarding the reasons for going to a choir, the results showed that the love for singing and the need to follow an academic plan, the answer to an invitation, the desire of learning, the need of socializing and personal fulfillment and at last professional career possibilities prevail as the main reasons for decision making . The main reason that motivates people to stay in a choir, transversal to all categories of choirs, is the love for singing in a choir followed by the opportunity of socializing and the will to learn. These results are the same when we look at the different categories of choirs. The conductor was considered an important factor for staying in a choir, being the personal interaction with him is considered as very good. In what concerns the necessary skill for singing in a choir, the most important are having a good singing voice, followed by team spirit, good listening skills, enjoy singing, being motivated and disciplined, being humble and finally being available for the others. As a conclusion of this study we reinforce the idea that choir singing contributes to social integration and cognitive development of the participants, and for their development/social integration, helping the perpetuation of a cultural heritage.
This thesis focuses on the motivations that lead people from different ages, sex and social backgrounds to take part in a choir, and analyses the importance of this activity in their lives. To attain the main goal of the present work, the analysis of the reasons why people go and stay in a choir, we conceived a survey that was run on a sample population of 236 individuals, ranging from 8 to 80 years old, from different occupational status, distributed through twelve choirs of the northern coast of Portugal, according to three different categories (liturgical, academic and unprofessional). The results have indicated that more women than men take part in choirs, independently of their category, and that the interviewed give an undoubtedly importance to singing in a choir, highlighting that the learning process is set as the main transversal factor when we look at all the participants in this survey. The opportunity of socializing, the possibility of working as a team and the joy of singing and learning, come as other key factors. When considered individually, the reasons for singing in a choir vary according to the category of the choir and the age of the enquired. Regarding the reasons for going to a choir, the results showed that the love for singing and the need to follow an academic plan, the answer to an invitation, the desire of learning, the need of socializing and personal fulfillment and at last professional career possibilities prevail as the main reasons for decision making . The main reason that motivates people to stay in a choir, transversal to all categories of choirs, is the love for singing in a choir followed by the opportunity of socializing and the will to learn. These results are the same when we look at the different categories of choirs. The conductor was considered an important factor for staying in a choir, being the personal interaction with him is considered as very good. In what concerns the necessary skill for singing in a choir, the most important are having a good singing voice, followed by team spirit, good listening skills, enjoy singing, being motivated and disciplined, being humble and finally being available for the others. As a conclusion of this study we reinforce the idea that choir singing contributes to social integration and cognitive development of the participants, and for their development/social integration, helping the perpetuation of a cultural heritage.