This work deals with the collective teaching of musical instruments within the percussion course at the Conservatory of Popular Brazilian Music in Curitiba, describing, in a chronological manner, the pedagogical direction and methodologies used in the musical initiation of percussion instruments through collective teaching. Thus, this research traces the paths of the percussion course and the pedagogical guidelines of the institution from its creation in 1992 to the present day, identifying the bibliography used within the course and proposing an approach to teaching Brazilian popular percussion instruments.