In this research, I focused my attention on the musical transmission practices in the context of
the Arraial do Pavulagem Institute - IAPav. In the formative experiences for preparing the
arrastões (street parades), which flow like a river into the streets of Belém, it is possible to
highlight the way people interact, transmitting their knowledge and building processes of
musical transmission. The general objective of this research consists in investigating the
transmission of musical knowledge at the Arraial do Pavulagem Institute, considering its
influence on the development of a contemporary musical performance. Specifically, my goals
were understanding the musical practice of the Arraial do Pavulagem Institute from life
narratives; describing the musical practice of the Arraial do Pavulagem Institute and the ways
in which musical transmission is multiplied in the workshops, rehearsals and arrastões; and,
finally, discussing the ways of learning and teaching music at the Arraial do Pavulagem
Institute, pointing out which influences constitute the "pedagogical" aspects of musical
transmission. The thesis is built up from a research conducted in three moments: in 2018 and
2019, with an extensive field research that resulted in a vast collection of audiovisual material;
in 2020 and 2021, the field research was carried out virtually from the engagement of the
community in the social media of IAPav and in the livestreams of Arraial do Futuro that adapted
the street parades to the virtual world due to the social distancing required during the Covid-19
pandemic; and after the face-to-face return, in 2022, of the group's activities, which enabled a
very unique experience of return to "normality" and the conducting of interviews that are part
of the heart of this work. In this regard, this thesis succinctly made it possible to understand
that musical transmission in the Arraial do Pavulagem occurs in a systematic manner in the
workshops, primarily through orality. From dimensions linked to the daily experiences inside
the Institute, whether in conversations with the masters, in the sharing of experiences with
colleagues from the Batalhão da Estrela, or in the coexistence of the articulations of the makers
of culture that are formed there, whether in political and/or artistic actions. Still, the
transmission happens in the performance itself during the arrastões, in the sound fruition in the
shows, and in the experience of the audition of the songs.
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