Projeto Som Azul: um relato de experiência de ensino de música para pessoas com TEA

Abstract

This paper aims to present an experience report of music teaching to people with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Blue Sound Project of the School of Music of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. To this end, it presents data on the concept of the disorder, the characteristics and possible causes, that is, its etiology. It presents autistic symbology and its meanings, aspects of music and autism and their contributions to the overall neurodevelopment of neurotypical children and people with neurodevelopmental disorder. Then, it introduces a brief history of the Blue Sound Project, how it started and profile of the students, and the report itself, bringing elements of the planning and structure of the classes, passing by the perspective of creative processes in the development of pedagogical material of some applied activities. It seeks to spread knowledge and inspire other teachers and in the area of inclusion or not, who are interested in expanding their range of teaching possibilities, referring to the process of teaching music to people with ASD. And also, to have as guiding bases the characteristics and specificities of the disorder, but without neglecting to consider the profile of pluralities present in a classroom, inherent to each person as a unique being.