Resumo

La práctica musical colectiva durante la adolescencia aporta un sinfín de beneficios tanto académico-musicales como socioemocionales. En España, existen dos fenómenos musicales asociativos que destacan porsu calidad musical ysuamplia oferta eneducación no formal:las bandas sinfónicas en Valencia y las corales en Cataluña. La presente investigación consiste en un estudio exploratorio no experimental cuyo principal objetivo fueconocer las razones por las que losadolescentes deciden participaren dichas agrupaciones y los beneficios socioemocionales que perciben. Para ello se aplicó un cuestionario ad hoc a una muestra de 660 adolescentes. Los resultados obtenidos relacionaron la práctica musical colectiva con factores como el placer estético ola relación entre amigos. Se observarondiferencias estadísticamente significativas dependiendo de la tipología de agrupación. Los participantes valoran muy positivamente el liderazgo ejercido por el director musical,así como los beneficios socioemocionales que obtienen.

Keys for the participation of adolescents in youth musical groups: the case of choirs in Catalonia and bands in Valencia

Group music practice during the adolescence brings many academic-music and socio-emotional benefits.In Spain, there are two associative musical phenomena that stand out for their musical quality and their wide offer of non-formal education: symphonic bands in Valencia and choirs in Catalonia. The present investigation consists of a non-experimental exploratory study whose main objective was to know the reasons why adolescents decide to participate in these groups and the socio-emotional benefits they perceive. To achieve this goal, an ad hoc questionnaire was applied to a sample of 660 adolescents. The results obtained related the group music practice with factors such as aesthetic pleasure or the relationship between friends. Statistically significant differences were observed depending on the type of grouping. Participants highly value the leadership exercised by the musical director, as well as the social-emotional benefits they obtain.