Learning respect through Music Education in schools

This article deals with teaching of the virtue Respect through Storytelling and with creating Sound Effects in Music Education classes. The theoretical foundation is in Aristotle’s philosophy. The hypothesis is that Ethics can be taught through virtues in Music Education classes in the Elementary School. The objectives of the research are: to establish the relationship between Ethics and Music Education; and to perform an activity on the virtue Respect. The research is qualitative. It is possible to conclude that students understood the meaning of the virtue Respect and the relevance of practicing virtues for living in society.

Ethics; Respect; Music Education

Students	Definition of Respect
AC	To respect mother, father and other people.
AG	It is respecting everyone. When someone is speaking, the other listens to without interrupting.
BR	Having no prejudice.
GI	To respect the other or the neighbor and never disrespect the other or the neighbor. When someone does Bullying to the other, to stand up for it.
GU	The act of respecting something or someone.
GS	It is to think of others before anything else. To take attitudes that don’t hurt anyone. Behave yourself in class, because if you get scolded, people who have nothing to do with you will have to listen.
HE	It is a way to show the other person that you are seeing, listening to and paying attention to.
IS	To be polite with elders or younger children as well.
JA	Respect for classmates, teacher, in the classroom; cleanliness of the room.
JM	To love your neighbor. Do not make noise, do not hit your classmate; to listen to others and help when you are at risk.
LS	To respect black people, other religions, clothing and where you live.
LH	Helping a person, not mocking the other for religion, color or manner.
LG	To respect the differences. Prejudice is the opposite of respecting the other.
MA	To respect others. Prejudice against black people.
RE	To respect people. Haircut, not mistreating your classmate.
RA	It’s something that everyone else needs. The way you wear clothes, what you eat and how you live. It is inside us. Everyone needs respect in their lives.
SA	When a person speaks, you have to be silent. Apologize.

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[1] Information about the authors

Cristina Silva Kreutzfeld: PhD student in Education at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Music Teacher at Colégio Pedro II. Researcher at Ethics and Education Research Group at same university. Contact: cristinakreutzfeld@gmail.com

Maria Judith Sucupira da Costa Lins: PhD in Education at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Full Professor at Departamento de Fundamentos da Educação at Faculdade de Educação at same university. Contact: mariasucupiralins@gmail.com