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 in the Middle and Upper Primary Years
  • Unit Code

    MUE6271
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    10
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Jason Adam BORON

Description

This unit supports pre-service educators who wish to develop specialist knowledge for teaching music to children in years 3 to 6. Through active learning experiences, students will have the opportunity to evaluate strategies for developing sequential learning experiences in the middle and upper primary years using developmentally appropriate musical material. Critical analysis and reflection of peer-teaching and contemporary literature will support this work.

Prerequisite Rule

Must have passed or be enrolled in MUE6270, or permission required.

Co-Requisite Rule

Must have passed or be enrolled in MUE6270.

Equivalent Rule

Equivalent to MUE4271

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically self-reflect and report on personal philosophical approaches to music education in primary schools.
  2. Synthesise developmental principles, pedagogies and teaching methods to create meaningful music learning experiences for children in the middle and upper primary school years.
  3. Critically analyse digital music resources appropriate for children in the middle and upper primary years.
  4. Critically analyse the use of appropriate repertoires, resources and technologies.
  5. Develop authentic programs of learning in the Arts (Music) with strategies for continuous assessment and reporting.

Unit Content

  1. Songs and instrumental music.
  2. Music skills and knowledge.
  3. Music education philosophy, curriculum and policy.
  4. Planning music learning experiences.
  5. Micro-teaching.

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationTeaching and Learning Strategies50%
AssignmentPrinciples and Philosophy in Practice50%

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 in the Middle and Upper Primary Years
  • Unit Code

    MUE6271
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    10
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Jason Adam BORON

Description

This unit supports pre-service educators who wish to develop specialist knowledge for teaching music to children in years 3 to 6. Through active learning experiences, students will have the opportunity to evaluate strategies for developing sequential learning experiences in the middle and upper primary years using developmentally appropriate musical material. Critical analysis and reflection of peer-teaching and contemporary literature will support this work.

Prerequisite Rule

Must have passed or be enrolled in MUE6270, or permission required.

Co-Requisite Rule

Must have passed or be enrolled in MUE6270.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MUE4271.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically analyse principles of teaching music to children in the middle and upper primary years.
  2. Evaluate the professional skills and knowledge required to support the musical development of children in years 3 to 6.
  3. Critique the selection of musical material and resources for varied learning goals.
  4. Design learning and assessment programs for children in years 3 to 6.
  5. Synthesise strategies informed by literature for teaching music in the middle and upper primary years.

Unit Content

  1. Songs and instrumental music.
  2. Music skills and knowledge.
  3. Music education philosophy, curriculum and policy.
  4. Planning music learning experiences.
  5. Micro-teaching.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered8 x 4 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationTeaching and Learning Strategies50%
AssignmentPrinciples and Philosophy in Practice50%

Core Reading(s)

  • Klinger, R. (2012). A guide to lesson planning in a Kodály setting. Mt. Crosby, QLD: Sound Thinking Australia. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/871245270

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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