School: Education
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Unit Title
Teaching Music 1Unit Code
MUE4110Year
2016Enrolment Period
1Version
1Credit Points
10Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Description
In this unit students will focus on the need for a philosophy of music education and basic wide ranging content as a basis for designing their own lower secondary music curriculum. Different methodologies such as Kodaly, Orff and Dalcroze will be examined, along with issues pertaining to motivation, creativity, management and planning in the music setting. The course will also examine in detail general methodologies such as the Active Learning model and its implications for task design in lower secondary class music. These will then be applied across a variety of genres and settings. Practical activities will include an introduction to conducting and choral direction.
Non Standard Timetable Requirements
Both on-campus and residency mode of delivery are available. Selected Pre-service Teachers may complete some aspects of the unit within the residency schools as part of the residency mode.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Build upon their existing practical skills to effectively programme and teach into lower secondary school music.
- Critically appraise existing philosophies and methodologies of music education.
- Develop practical skills associated with effective ensemble direction in secondary schools.
- Discuss the issues associated with teaching music in lower secondary school.
- Discuss the philosophical place of music within the Curriculum Framework, with particular regard to the Four Arts Outcomes.
Unit Content
- Basic ensemble direction skills, including conducting and choral direction.
- Basic programming and lesson preparation, with particular regard to motivation, creativity and practical involvement.
- Detailed examination of the philosophies which guide the teaching of music, with particular regard to the Curriculum Framework.
- Detailed exploration of the Active Learning model as a framework for programming and teaching in lower secondary school.
- Examination of assessment, moderation and evaluation within the Curriculum Framework.
- Examination of practical issues associated with teaching lower secondary music, including resourcing, outsourcing, gender issues, school politics and community involvement, given the changing contextual and social framework in which music is taught.
- Exploration of other methodologies such as Orff, Kodaly and Dalcroze and their practical application.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Lectures, Direct instruction, Workshops, Guest lecturers, Problem based learning in groups.
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.
ON CAMPUS| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Assignment 1 | 40% |
| Workshop | Assignment 2 & Workshops | 60% |
Text References
- ^ Curriculum Council, Western Australia. (2007). Music Course of Study. Perth
- ^ Curriculum Council, Western Australia. (1998). The Arts - Student Outcome Statements. Perth.
- ^ Curriculum Council, Western Australia. (1998). Curriculum framework for kindergarten to year 12 Education in Western Australia. Perth. Note: Text documents are available for download from the Curriculum Council website.
- Bresler, L., & Thompson, C.M. (Eds.). (2002). The Arts in Children's Lives. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
- Swanwick, K. (1999). Teaching Music Musically. London: Routledge.
- Spruce, Gary (Ed) (1996). Teaching Music. London: Routledge.
- Lowe, G. (2006). The Jazz/Rock Resource. Sydney: McGraw-Hill.
- Kamien, R. (2004). Music - An Appreciation. (8th ed.). Sydney: McGraw-Hill.
- Hoffer, C. (2001). Teaching Music in Secondary Schools. (5th ed.). New York: Schirmer.
- Ware, C. (2004). Adventure in Singing. (3rd ed.). Sydney: McGraw-Hill.
- Colwell, R. (Ed.). (2002). Handbook of Research in Music Education. New York: Schirmer.
- Dorricott, I., & Allan, B. (2002). In Tune with Music, Book 1. (3rd ed.). Sydney: McGraw-Hill.
- Dorricott, I., & Allan, B. (2005). In Tune with Music, Book 2. (3rd ed.). Sydney: McGraw-Hill.
Website References
^ Mandatory reference
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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School: Education
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Unit Title
Teaching Music 1Unit Code
MUE4110Year
2016Enrolment Period
2Version
1Credit Points
10Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Description
In this unit students will focus on the need for a philosophy of music education and basic wide ranging content as a basis for designing their own lower secondary music curriculum. Different methodologies such as Kodaly, Orff and Dalcroze will be examined, along with issues pertaining to motivation, creativity, management and planning in the music setting. The course will also examine in detail general methodologies such as the Active Learning model and its implications for task design in lower secondary class music. These will then be applied across a variety of genres and settings. Practical activities will include an introduction to conducting and choral direction.
Non Standard Timetable Requirements
Both on-campus and residency mode of delivery are available. Selected Pre-service Teachers may complete some aspects of the unit within the residency schools as part of the residency mode.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Build upon their existing practical skills to effectively programme and teach into lower secondary school music.
- Critically appraise existing philosophies and methodologies of music education.
- Develop practical skills associated with effective ensemble direction in secondary schools.
- Discuss the issues associated with teaching music in lower secondary school.
- Discuss the philosophical place of music within the Curriculum Framework, with particular regard to the Four Arts Outcomes.
Unit Content
- Basic ensemble direction skills, including conducting and choral direction.
- Basic programming and lesson preparation, with particular regard to motivation, creativity and practical involvement.
- Detailed examination of the philosophies which guide the teaching of music, with particular regard to the Curriculum Framework.
- Detailed exploration of the Active Learning model as a framework for programming and teaching in lower secondary school.
- Examination of assessment, moderation and evaluation within the Curriculum Framework.
- Examination of practical issues associated with teaching lower secondary music, including resourcing, outsourcing, gender issues, school politics and community involvement, given the changing contextual and social framework in which music is taught.
- Exploration of other methodologies such as Orff, Kodaly and Dalcroze and their practical application.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Lectures, Direct instruction, Workshops, Guest lecturers, Problem based learning in groups.
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.
ON CAMPUS| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Assignment 1 | 40% |
| Workshop | Assignment 2 & Workshops | 60% |
Text References
- ^ Curriculum Council, Western Australia. (1998). Curriculum framework for kindergarten to year 12 Education in Western Australia. Perth. Note: Text documents are available for download from the Curriculum Council website.
- ^ Curriculum Council, Western Australia. (2007). Music Course of Study. Perth
- ^ Curriculum Council, Western Australia. (1998). The Arts - Student Outcome Statements. Perth.
- Dorricott, I., & Allan, B. (2005). In Tune with Music, Book 2. (3rd ed.). Sydney: McGraw-Hill.
- Swanwick, K. (1999). Teaching Music Musically. London: Routledge.
- Ware, C. (2004). Adventure in Singing. (3rd ed.). Sydney: McGraw-Hill.
- Spruce, Gary (Ed) (1996). Teaching Music. London: Routledge.
- Lowe, G. (2006). The Jazz/Rock Resource. Sydney: McGraw-Hill.
- Kamien, R. (2004). Music - An Appreciation. (8th ed.). Sydney: McGraw-Hill.
- Hoffer, C. (2001). Teaching Music in Secondary Schools. (5th ed.). New York: Schirmer.
- Bresler, L., & Thompson, C.M. (Eds.). (2002). The Arts in Children's Lives. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
- Colwell, R. (Ed.). (2002). Handbook of Research in Music Education. New York: Schirmer.
- Dorricott, I., & Allan, B. (2002). In Tune with Music, Book 1. (3rd ed.). Sydney: McGraw-Hill.
Website References
^ Mandatory reference
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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