"The Musical Art as an Educational Tool in Revitalizing the Study of the Native Language of the Kokama Indigenous People in Tabatinga Municipality, Amazonas"

This work presents an excerpt from the Master’s Dissertation that investigates MUSICAL ART AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL IN THE VITALIZATION OF THE STUDY OF THE MOTHER LANGUAGE OF THE KOKAMA INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION I IN THE COMMUNITY OF SAPOTAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TABATINGA and discusses the statement that music is of fundamental importance for learning the Kokama language, being a development of creativity, language, stimuli, ideas, combating challenges in the teaching-learning of indigenous students who live in villages, communities or in urban areas. Considering the importance of music as part of popular culture as knowledge to be worked on, which shows that it is not just a combination of sounds and lyrics, but rather a rich subsidy that can make a difference and awaken the individual to a satisfying and pleasurable for the mind and body, facilitating learning and socialization between students. It was observed that through music, it is possible to teach the Kokama language to students in elementary school I, according to the right of indigenous legislation, a “differentiated education”, literacy in the mother tongue followed by bilingual education (art. 23). However, it is from this moment that musical activity gains prominence and space in educational didactics in the world of indigenous peoples.