The patriarchal culture in the music bands of northern of the Ceará

Abstract

This research made the mapping of the thirty-five music bands in activity in the macroregion north of the state of Ceará, tracing their profiles in order to verify the existence of a patriarchal culture in these artistic and cultural institutions. To obtain such information, this research used the protocol of case study research collecting information through a structured interview of conductors and/or teachers of the thirty-five bands of the macroregion. The results showed that, in their great majority, the bands of the region, present problems of gender relations, discriminating the participation of young women in these institutions, due to no female conductors in these groups, demonstrating the existence of a strong patriarchal culture in the music bands of this macro-region. Finally, the author suggests some actions for the promotion of equality and the fight against patriarchy in music bands through music department - undergraduate of Federal University of Ceará at Sobral.