Estratégias didático-pedagógicas da cantora-professora Neyde Thomas para o ensino do canto lírico

Abstract

This thesis, historiographic and analytical in nature, investigates the artistic trajectory and pedagogical strategies of Brazilian soprano Neyde Thomas, both as an operatic performer and as a classical voice teacher. The research is organized into five chapters, which address: (1) biographical aspects; (2) a spectral analysis of her performance of the aria Martern aller Arten from W. A. Mozart’s opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail; (3) the principles of her pedagogical practice, with a focus on the concepts of mental imagery and original jargon she developed; (4) analyses of four audio-recorded lessons; and (5) analysis of interviews and video-recorded lessons with former students of various voice types. Methodological procedures include a literature review and the application of mAVAm (Method for the Analysis of Music Videos and Recordings) and its four analytical writing tools: EdiP (Performance Editing), MaPA (Audiovisual Performance Map), EdEsP (Spectrographic Performance Editing), and EdiPA (Audiovisual Performance Editing) (Borém, 2024, 2016, 2014), for the construction of musical examples. The research findings highlight the effectiveness of Neyde Thomas’s pedagogical strategies, particularly her use of jargon and mental imagery as facilitators in the teaching and learning of classical singing.