Ensino e prática de percussão do Malawi: processo de desenvolvimento de material pedagógico

Abstract

This article presents a project for the development of video lessons dedicated to teaching drums and vertical drums based on four musical expressions from Malawi: Gwanasa, Ingoma, Manganje and Vimbuza. The research, grounded in Design Science Research methodology, has an interdisciplinary character in dialogue with ethnomusicology, allowing for reflections beyond the mere acoustic-sound phenomenon of music, also considering sociocultural aspects that reflect the dynamics and human behaviors in relation to musical production. The project aimed to provide a digital tool for pedagogical support that contributes to the training and development of music teachers. Through audiovisual content, the material seeks to encourage the viewers to learn about the country's territorial context, peoples, manifestations, and musicalities, along with practical demonstrations on percussion instruments, examples, and guidance for the development of musical performance conducted using methodological devices for teaching both oral and formal music traditions. As a result, the entire process of creating and developing the product – a set of video lessons – is communicated, duly validated and theoretically grounded. By adopting this suggestion, the product demonstrated its ability to meet a demand in the field of music, thus highlighting its relevance, effectiveness, and applied contribution to improving pedagogical practices and to the academic community.