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EDMT5702: Music Curriculum 2
2024 unit information
This unit will provide students with an opportunity to develop knowledge of and teaching skills related to significant music education methods. Students will focus on a number of internationally recognised approaches to teaching music, including Orff Schulwerk, the Kodaly method, Comprehensive Musicianship and the creativity movements of the 1960s and 1970s. More recent developments, including approaches reflecting Multiculturalism, Informal Learning and children's musical worlds will also be explored.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Education
| Code | EDMT5702 |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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24 credit points including EDMT5700 Music Curriculum 1 and EDMT5676 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Participate in learning experiences which develop your knowledge of a range of pedagogical approaches to music education, and are suitable for application to a variety of teaching situations, especially classroom teaching.
- LO2. Describe the principal characteristics of each approach under study.
- LO3. Master some basic teaching skills related to these music education approaches.
- LO4. Incorporate improvisation into classroom activities, either using the voice, percussion or other instruments.
- LO5. Devise a sequence of music learning experiences suitable for the development of specified musical skills or knowledge.
- LO6. Be familiar with the body of literature relating to these methods.
- LO7. Exhibit an understanding of the key characteristics of adolescent development and behaviour.
- LO8. Know and apply a range of strategies for behaviour management in the music classroom to maintain a safe and respectful learning environment.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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