Biography

Abstract
This research project comes from the interest in understanding the organizational, political, pedagogical and social dynamics of specialized artistic music education in Portugal. To this end, we will try to understand how the music conservatories, incorporated in the public network of the Portuguese education system, have conceived, organized and operationalized their lines of action, and if these responses correspond to an adequacy / update on the particularities and requirements of the current educational portrait.
Thus, this project develops from three analysis plans: the political / organizational plan, the pedagogical plan and the artistic / cultural and community relationship plan.
With regard to the political / organizational plan, we will try to understand the idiosyncrasies implicit in the conservatory “organization”, namely, how each public music conservatory conceives, structures and operationalizes the various issues related to its mission, objectives, regulation, organizational models, and if there is a balance between the exercise of autonomy of these schools and the legislation coming from central government entities.
Regarding the pedagogical plan, it is important to analyze the alignment of each of the conservatories with the dynamics of teaching-learning, curricula, programs, assessment, and what responses are developed according to the existence of different student profiles, which therefore imply different models of literacy and pedagogy.
Finally, since education is closely related to cultural policies, the artistic / cultural and community relationship plan includes understanding the role of conservatories as poles of art and culture, and how this “function” reflects the educational line of these schools, the relationship with the community, the audience formation and the appreciation and dissemination of artistic and cultural expressions.

Research Group: Creation, Performance and Artistic Research