A produção e propagação dos sons em uma escola de música e a penosidade das situações de ensino-aprendizagem

Abstract

This study investigated situations of painfulness arising from the sounds coming from the teaching-learning activities at the Music School of UFMG, from the point of view of a sample of employees, students and teachers. For the detection of painfulness, expressed in the variability of the context of situations, were used methodological tools of the Ergonomic Work Analysis, applicable for the characterization of various configurations of painful, which changes every moment in the Music School of UFMG according to the characteristics of the individuals and their activities. Related factors were delimited, called here as "painful noise", these are: elements of the sound and characteristics of musical instruments, characteristics of sound directionality of these instruments, the specific process of the teaching-learning, the interrelationships between the sound sources and the space and the contextual characteristics of the subjects. The interaction of these factors was examined for the configuration of nuisance and for the characterization of painfulness, interrelated to the variety of components of sound and its spread through space, the various activities conducted in the premises of the Music School of UFMG, the impacts on the operatory modes and performance tasks conditions, fields of possibilities for regulation and diversity of individuals. Therefore, for the characterization of painfulness in the context analysis, it was necessary to consider the relationship of elements related to interaction between individuals, their activities and the space