A correlation of tone matching and pitch discrimination of children in the first grade, and the construction of suitable measuring instruments.

Thesis (M.M.E.)--Boston UniversityI. Problem The primary purpose of this study is to attempt to isolate factors causing uncertain singing in the first grade, and to study what relationship, if any, exists between pitch discrimination and vocal reproduction of sounds, as measured by simple tests, devised for use in this study. The scope is limited to 121 first grade children, during one school year. II. the Research Procedure A study of the available data reveals that the causes of uncertain singing are generally grouped under four main categories. These are: 1) faulty pitch perception, 2) inability of the vocal apparatus to coordinate to a degree so as to reproduce this pitch, 3) Immaturity, and 4) lack of singing experience or insufficient musical background. [TRUNCATED

A biopolítica na genealogia da psicanálise: da salvação à cura Biopolitics in the genealogy of psychoanalysis: from salvation to cure

A intenção inicial deste ensaio, inscrito no campo da história das ciências, é circunscrever a passagem histórica do ideal da salvação para o da cura no Ocidente, indicando os efeitos do processo de medicalização do social realizado pela biopolítica. Em seguida, delineiam-se os diversos desdobramentos da biopolítica nos primórdios do discurso da psicanálise.<br>The initial aim of this essay is to sketch out the historical passage from the ideal of salvation to the ideal of cure in the West, indicating the effects of the process of medicalization of society attained through biopolitics. In second place, it is intended to describe the different ramifications of biopolitics in the origins of psychoanalysis discourse