Abstract

This research analyzes the development of school music education as a scientific field in Brazil. After finding 300 doctoral theses in music education defended in Brazil to 2017, we carried out a review study of the scientific production (Meta-analysis and Qualitative Synthesis) of the 30 theses that deal with the teaching of music in basic education, which was developed through the Categorical Content Analysis. As a result, we present descriptive data, grouped by themes, sub-themes, research methods and investigation procedures, didactic and pedagogical, epistemological and musicological trends. At the end, we present a synthesis of the themes, problems and results of the doctoral investigations that address the teaching of music in the Brazilian school context.