O TRABALHO EM UMA BANDA DE BLUES: uma abordagem psicodinâmica

Abstract

This present paper presents data of research that studied the experiences of a blues band, famous in the recording market in the mid-west of Brazil. The psychodynamic approach to the work in a blues band was the theme of the present to research. This study aimed to investigate the organization and working conditions, the experiences of pleasure and suffering, the strategies of confrontation, the professional identity and the significance of the work. It is a case study of descriptive and exploratory character, whose research instruments were the semi-structured interviews and observation of rehearsals and shows. The data collected were analyzed by means of the graphic analysis of the discourse of Lane (1995). This analyses of the data indicate the precarious working conditions to wich the musicians are submitted. Categories related to their perceptions of the conditions, work relations and work organization, experiences of pleasure and suffering in work and the strategies of confrontation, emerged as results. The meaning of the work of creation linked to art and the work as a constructor of identity were approached as indicators of pleasure and suffering. In relation to organization and working conditions, it was observed that the division and performance of tasks are carried out informally and in conditions that affect musicians health. Concerning the work relations of the band the data shows the interaction among them seems to be harmonious. Among the factors that create experiences of pleasure, personal development and better financial returns stand out. Those that create experiences of suffering are the social prejudice that they face because they are performers and work at night, the double shift and the fact of living in Goiás, a region with a musical preference predominately country for the majority of the population. The participants said that they use strategies of confrontation with aggressive attitudes, such as the practice of reading. With respect to professional identity, they attribute to creative freedom the meaning of the work. The results obtained this investigation suggest that the working conditions of the musicans are precarious and informal and the double shift of work exposes the worker to several types of health risks: moreover, they are victims of prejudice, humiliation, negative stigmas and excluded from some soceial circles. In contrast to theses characteristics of pleasure and suffering, the work of the band takes shape as a possibility for a search for identity, autonomy, recognition and additional income, become mere survival.