Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Education

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• Unit Title

  Music Arts in Early Childhood Education

• Unit Code

  MUE2240

• Year

  2019

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  2

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

• Unit Coordinator

  Mr Jason Adam BORON

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Description

This unit examines the role of music in the development of children birth to 8 years, including the development of appropriate musical experiences for young children with diverse background and needs. Students have the opportunity to develop their musical knowledge and skills and their arts literacy through practical workshops, collaborative group work, workplace experiences and the use of ICT.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MUE2110

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Collaboratively plan and select appropriate repertoire and resources to provide experiences for the development of music knowledge and skills.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of music within the current curriculum documents.
3. Demonstrate effective teaching techniques of music within an early childhood education context.
4. Discuss basic elements, skills and attitudes necessary for the effective teaching of music.
5. Discuss the use of music as an expressive learning process to create, convey and contextualise meaning.
6. Explain the importance of children's creativity, imagination and play in their educational, social, physical and emotional development.

Unit Content

1. Australian Curriculum, The National Quality Standard, The Early Years Learning Framework and other relevant documents.
2. Integrated approaches to the Arts curriculum.
3. Methodology or teaching and learning strategies in early childhood music education.
4. Music as a creative and expressive learning process.
5. Music resources.
6. Music theories to enable pre-service teachers to select appropriate resources.
7. Personal music skills and knowledge.
8. Use of technologies in the Arts.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and workshops supplemented by videos and required readings, Collaborative group work.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Core Reading(s)

• Greenhalgh. (2018). Music and singing in the early years: A guide to singing with young children. Routledge. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1021722778

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