Cultural Integration and Diffusion Center   Research lines   1.   Historical Evolution of Brazilian Popular Music.Historical Evolution of Brazilian Popular Music. Coordinator: Geraldo Jorge da Silva (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 2000).   2.   Music as therapy. Development of relaxation techniques with disabled children using music as therapy. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 1999).   3.   Development of techniques for teaching string instruments to children. In this project, the basic principles of music are taught with the aim of training young talents. Formed by children aged between four and eighteen years old, children of teachers, students and children from the University's internal and external community. Coordinated by S�nia Lima Goehring. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 1998).   4.   Development of Choral Repertoire and vocal and musical improvement through Choral Singing.Development of vocal works involving different styles and periods. Didactic activities for music students, who act as assistants in the areas of co-repetition, musical initiation and vocal technique. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 1985).   5.   Arrangements for Band.Development of Musical Arrangements for Band. Coordinator Carlos Rodrigues de Lima (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 1998).   6.   Development of music and singing teaching techniques for children. Coordinator �V�nia Claudia Vera e Silva.It was created with the aim of introducing children and young people to a collective practice aimed at expanding their cultural horizons, raising awareness and awakening a taste for music and singing. It serves students from the university community of Campinas and the region. In the initial phase, the student learns vocal technique and musical theory by singing songs with didactic-pedagogical lyrics that talk about scales, absorbing the information in happy and dynamic exercises. Only later do they enter the classical repertoire for choirs, with Renaissance music (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 1998).   7.   Development of Orchestral Repertoire and Conducting Techniques. Didactic activities to improve students in the conducting, instrument, composition and orchestration classes of the Unicamp Music Course. (Approved by the Department/Scientific Council in 1998).