Abstract:
The present study, entitled “Analysis of the Implementation of the Music Education
Discipline in the III Cycle of Basic Education: Case of the Mahotas EPC in Maputo city”,
presents reflections on the implementation of the Music Education discipline in schools,
taking into account the three Learning elements: teacher - student - content. The general
objective is to analyse the implementation of the discipline of Music Education in the III
Cycle of Basic Education and had as instruments and techniques of data collection the
interview inquiry and the direct observation of the classes. The literature review elucidates
concepts music, education, music education and basic education and the theoretical
framework - the constructivism - that underlies the work as a result of approaches of the
subject under study by several scholars. The study approach is qualitative and four groups of
informants were researched, namely school managers, parents and guardians, teachers and
students. The results of the research showed that Music Education is a relevant discipline in
the educational process with a major contribution in the construction of cognitive structures
and contributes to behaviour change and influences the character of the student. It was
possible to verify the teachers' commitment, the positive application of the teaching
processes, the relevance of the subject and the processes of its implementation through the
reference of the direct actors. The conclusions point to the positive implementation and the
importance of the discipline of Music Education in intellectual development, personality
building and the cultivation of beauty by the student. Finally, the recommendations to the
MINEDH and the Mahotas EPC managers to take steps and to improve the teaching and
learning process in the areas of teacher education of Music Education and the increase in the
quality of the teaching of classes.
