José Álamos-Gómez

• PhD in Specific Didactics
• Coordinator of the Musical Arts mention at Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez

This article analyses previous findings that propose a relationship between musical rhythm and language from a cognitive perspective, highlighting shared neural mechanisms. The question that has driven this work is how the theories and findings that relate musical rhythm and verbal language from a cognitive point of view could be considered in the...

En el área de la neurofisiología, se ha encontrado que existe una gran influencia del desarrollo motriz en el procesamiento de la música. Por lo anterior, la expresión corporal parece ser una forma ideal de abordar la rítmica musical en la etapa escolar. El propósito de esta investigación, que forma parte de un trabajo de mayor alcance, fue entende...

Abstract: Intonation is especially relevant in the performance of stringed bowed instrument. In this qualitative descriptive exploratory study, five experts on the subject were interviewed. The participants recognized the complexity of intonation and proposed developmental stages involving sensitization to sounds through imitation and active listen...

This paper explores how Chilean teachers approach fundamental aspects of rhythm, verifying their consistency with cognitive processing theory and findings. 203 music teachers completed a validated questionnaire with closed and open items regarding how they approach pulse, tempo, meter and rhythmic patterns during rhythm production andperception act...

El aspecto rítmico es fundamental dentro de la clase de Educación Musical en la escuela. El objetivo de este artículo ha sido recoger las opiniones del profesorado de música chileno, en relación con el abordaje de elementos rítmicos -pulso isócrono, tempo, metro (acento métrico) y frases o patrones rítmicos- en tercer y cuarto año de Educación Prim...

En este artículo se explora el pulso musical desde una perspectiva cognitiva destacando que este fenómeno perceptivo construye representaciones mentales arraigadas en bases biológicas y psicológicas comunes en el ser humano. Se propone la hipótesis de que el pulso es el elemento fundamental de la experiencia musical y el de más fácil implementación...

The development of creativity through group work has special relevance in formal contexts of music education. This study describes and analyzes a teaching unit of rhythm composition in groups, as part of a music course, with emphasis on elements related to creativity and collaborative learning. A case study method was used, in which the participant...

Resumen: El desarrollo de la creatividad a través del trabajo grupal tiene especial relevancia en contextos formales de educación musical. Este estudio describe y analiza una unidad didáctica de composición rítmica grupal-dentro de la asignatura de Música-poniendo énfasis en elementos relacionados con la creatividad y el aprendizaje colaborativo. S...

Grouping influences the mental fragmentation of sounds in memory, which is why it is considered a fundamental element in modern theories of musical cognition. This work reviews research on the phenomena of temporal structuring, grouping of events and formation of rhythmic patterns. Therefore, an updated panorama is offered regarding certain facilit...

Con el propósito de optimizar el escaso tiempo asignado a la clase de música y responder a las necesidades de aprendizaje musical del estudiantado, uno de los caminos es considerar teorías y hallazgos de investigación sobre el pro-cesamiento cognitivo. En relación a la formación rítmico-musical, se sabe que es fundamental desde los primeros años de...

Facilitadores en el procesamiento cognitivo de la información rítmica. Revisión de la literatura sobre los conceptos de pulso, tempo, metro y acento Facilitating factors in the cognitive processing of rhythmic information.

Los modelos de percepción del ritmo han estudiado una importante variedad de características generales de las estructuras temporales y elementos específicos del ritmo musical, y presentan un grado de heterogeneidad en los objetos de estudio. Sin embargo, la mayoría de las investigaciones convergen en el análisis de los procesos relacionados con la...

Body movement has played an important role in music education and there appears to be a consensus that it is one of the most effective means to develop rhythmic skills. In this article, we relate and analyze recent findings of neurocognitive research that support formative actions in this direction. Some results show that the link between sensory a...

Grouping influences the mental fragmentation of sounds in memory, which is why it is considered a fundamental element in modern theories of musical cognition. This work reviews research on the phenomena of temporal structuring, grouping of events and formation o rhythmic patterns. Therefore, an updated panorama is offered regarding certain facilita...

The musical preferences of young people have a greater or lesser impact on their lifestyles, this is how these preferences and the factors that condition them have been an important research focus for the psychology of music and music education during the last few thirty years. In the present article a literary review is made around the aspects tha...

Las preferencias musicales de los jóvenes repercuten en mayor o menor medida en sus formas de vida, así es como éstas preferencias y los factores que las condicionan, han sido un importante foco de investigación para la psicología de la música y la educación musical durante los últimos treinta años. En el presente artículo se realiza una revisión l...

The Self-Determination Theory (SDT) understands that self-determined people regulate their behaviour according to the pleasure perceived along the activity, so the leadership applied by management is determinant for promoting the self-determined behaviour. In this study, we will explain the self-determination encouraged by the Guitárregas' conducto...

The relationship between music and language has been widely studied from different epistemological constructs. Specifically, in the classrooms of education musical and mother tongue have been reciprocally concerning content to both subjects to reinforce learning related. The objective of the present study is to determine if the use of syllables and...

La Gala Folclórica del Colegio Santo Domingo de Guzmán, en Valparaíso (Chile), es un proyecto artístico de carácter interdisciplinar que involucra a cinco asignaturas del currículo escolar. Este proyecto nace como un espacio de aprendizaje en torno al folclore chileno/latinoamericano en el que participa gran parte de la comunidad educativa, con los...

Previous findings indicate that cognitive relations between perception of musical and linguistic are around the syntactic processing, phonological awareness and prosodic aspects of the language. On the other hand, it has been shown that the use of syllables or mnemonics devices, are an effective pedagogical approach to the teaching of rhythmic read...