Teacher Profile vs Student Profile: Processes of Teaching-Learning in the Subject of Music Education

Abstract

The study aims to understand the different perceptions between teachers and students regarding the class of Music Theory and contribute to improving the teaching and learning processes of music in terms of the different profiles of teachers and students. The research developed was supported by a methodology of a mixed nature. This methodology is based on the analysis of the results from questionnaire surveys carried out with teachers and students of Music Theory. The questionnaire was built based on previous interviews and on the preformed literature review for the subject under analysis. The fact that we chose to listen and question simultaneously 70 students and 21 teachers, allowed us to compare the opinion of these two different types of participants. Additionally, the study allowed a comparative analysis that proved to be helpful for a reflection on relevant aspects related to the teaching of the subject. It was possible to identify similarities, but also divergences, namely the perception of motivation for learning, the musical repertoire used in classes and finally the importance of using improvisation in this process. The results obtained can raise ways of thinking and organizing the teaching of the subject under analysis.