Projeto de Escola de Música para a cidade de Macapá

Abstract

This paper studies the application of acoustic strategies in a proposal for a Music School for Macapa City. The song, which is present in several parts of the world today has great importance to the findings of neuroscience showing that music education or learning an instrument can help the assimilation of content and disciplines related to logic and concentration. Thus, it had its recognition in Brazil by Law No. 11,769 in August 2008, which makes it mandatory, but not exclusive music education in basic education. Not all Brazilian states are fulfilling that law, mainly due to lack of infrastructure of schools, which is the case of Amapá. Were developed research in two main public primary schools from the state capital - Macapa, and realized and the lack of structure of the same for the teaching of music, ignorance of the law by the schools. Thus broke for the analysis of a school that is designed for this purpose: study of music. Music School called Learning Centre Music Professional Walkíria Lima. The school is currently working in a rented building because its initial building was demolished due to impairment of the same structure. Analyzes were made, interviews and applied post occupancy performance questionnaires with teachers, staff and students in the building where the school is working and noticed the lack of infrastructure for the study of music, directly influencing the performance of students. In order to fill these gaps, the lack of infrastructure in schools and law enforcement, this paper purpose is to develop an architectural project of the School of Music, which serve mainly to students of public elementary and secondary education, as well as general population. The proposal will include enclosures treated both for isolation, and for the acoustic conditioning and will provide students study music in comfort, enhancing the culture and Amapá music education.