EDF5165 · Music education in the secondary years 1A

Overview

This unit introduces you to the teaching and learning methods and major ideas useful in contemporary music education, particularly those that are essential for class music teachers. Further, this unit supports all music teaching and learning including that offered by instrumental specialist teachers. It provides you with opportunities to develop your subject matter knowledge and skills relevant to teaching in secondary schools and also considers primary school music education from the viewpoint of the specialist music educator. You are encouraged to refine your attitudes to music education through critical reflection and evaluation of both your past and current experiences. This introduces you to the research skills considered necessary for your professional work. This is particularly pertinent for class music educators, many of whom are already experienced instrumental teachers and music professionals. The unit employs a pedagogical approach that connects theoretical and experiential learning, understanding these embedded practices to be interrelated and interdependent. As part of this cycle of learning, you are expected to engage in planning, presenting and evaluating teaching sequences through critical reflection. Furthermore, it reinforces a view of learning about teaching as an ongoing, collaborative process. This unit focuses primarily on lower and middle secondary school music.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. articulate key theoretical and pedagogical perspectives and issues in the teaching of music
2. translate conceptual ideas and practical processes about music and music engagement into classroom learning activities for students
3. facilitate practical and experiential learning experiences and articulate the implications of using these approaches in diverse music education situations
4. analyse ways of facilitating students to explore, question and investigate in music contexts
5. critically analyse curriculum and assessment approaches in music education
6. demonstrate ability to plan and implement lessons and units of work
7. apply a wide variety of learning and teaching strategies that support the connections between music theory and practice and formulate a personal approach to teaching music.

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Usually, you can expect to engage with: • 24 hours* of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and • the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement. *Subject to variation due to professional experience requirements

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.