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EDMT5702: Music Curriculum 2

Semester 2, 2020 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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

Unit code EDMT5702
Academic unit Education
Credit points 6
Prohibitions
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None
Prerequisites
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24 credit points including EDMT5700 Music Curriculum 1 and EDMT5676
Corequisites
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None
Assumed knowledge
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None

Available to study abroad and exchange students

No

Teaching staff

Coordinator James Humberstone, james.humberstone@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s) James Humberstone, james.humberstone@sydney.edu.au
Jennifer Rowley, jennifer.rowley@sydney.edu.au
Type Description Weight Due Length
Assignment Kodaly & Orff modules
Lesson plan(s), peer teaching, arrangement(s)
40% Mid-semester break
Due date: 13 Oct 2020 at 23:59
Equivalent to 2000 words + prac
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO6 LO5 LO3
Assignment Contemporary Developments Module
Written work and planning
35% Week 09
Due date: 02 Nov 2020 at 23:59
Equivalent 1000 words
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO6
Assignment Behaviour Management Plan
Written BMP
25% Week 13 500 words equivalent
Outcomes assessed: LO7 LO8

Assessment summary

Please see the Canvas site for EDMT5702 for detailed assessment task descriptions and marking rubrics.

Assessment criteria

Please see detailed task descriptions and marking rubrics on the Canvas site for EDMT5702. Where possible, exemplars of past student work will also be provided.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

  • Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
  • After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

Per University Policy.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website  provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.  

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

WK Topic Learning activity Learning outcomes
Week 01 **WEEK1 TUES** Teaching with a chord-playing instrument • Reading chord charts and lead sheets • Different terminology to WAM • Finding repertoire online • Learning by ear Music teacher identity • Critical thinking and worldview • Anna Bull’s types Lecture and tutorial (2 hr) LO1 LO6
**WEEK1 WEDS** Orff-Keetman-Schulwerk 1 • Chunking a melody; imitation; singing • Words and rhythm (1.2.1, 1.5.1, 2.2.1) • Obtaining a chord-playing instrument Lecture and tutorial (2 hr) LO1 LO2
Week 02 **WEEK2 TUES** Orff-Keetman-Schulwerk 2 • Words and rhythm to body percussion • Transfer to instruments; mirroring; ostinato (1.3.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.4.1) Lecture and tutorial (2 hr) LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO6
**WEEK2 WEDS** Orff-Keetman-Schulwerk 3 • The bordun; layering • The typical elemental Orff-Keetman-Schulwerk score • Writing your own arrangement • Adopting O-K-Schulwerk in stage 4 and differentiating for a wide range of prior learning, ability, and students with special educational needs (1.5.1; Priority Area 5) Lecture and tutorial (2 hr) LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO6
Week 03 The Kodaly Method 1 • Hand signs • The pitch ladder (1.2.1, 2.2.1, 1.5.1; Priority Area 5) Lecture and tutorial (2 hr) LO1
The Kodaly Method 2 • Rhythm words • Games (1.3.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.4.1) Lecture and tutorial (2 hr) LO1 LO2 LO6
Week 04 The Kodaly Method 3 • Extending the Kodaly method • Adopting Kodaly in stage 4 and differentiating for a wide range of prior learning, ability, and students with special educational needs (1.5.1; Priority Area 5) Lecture and tutorial (2 hr) LO1 LO2 LO3 LO5 LO6
Feat. Jennifer Rowley Introduction to behaviour management for the music educator. (1.1.1, 2.1.1 & 4.1.1) Definitions, policies and practices of behaviour management in schools, related to the music classroom. (2.1.1, 4.2.1, 4.3.1; Priority Area 2) Lecture and tutorial (2 hr) LO1 LO7 LO8
Week 05 Contemporary Developments – the Creative Music Movement. • Defining contemporary music per modernism • Instrumentation or the lack thereof (1.2.1, 2.2.1) Music Teacher Identity • Marginalised Voices in Music Education • Who you be? Lecture and tutorial (2 hr) LO1 LO2 LO4 LO5 LO6
Feat. Jennifer Rowley Getting ready to manage a junior secondary music classroom – the main behaviour theories and behaviour management models. (1.1.1, 1.3.1, 3.3.1, 4.1.1, 4.2.1, 4.3.1 & 4.4.1; Priority Area 2) What is a behaviour management plan? (2.1.1, 3.3.1, 3.5.1 & 4.3.1) Lecture and tutorial (2 hr) LO1 LO7 LO8
Week 06 Contemporary Developments – The comprehensive Music Movement • History & philosophy • Enter the importance of that chord-playing instrument • Mapping music as an interdisciplinary subject, and mapping core literacy & numeracy strategies to music curriculum. (1.2.1; Priority Area 4) Music Teacher Identity • Decolonising Music Education Lecture and tutorial (2 hr) LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO6
Feat. Jennifer Rowley Structuring the Learning Environment – stage 4 & 5 adolescent and behaviour management, including engaging parents or carers in the educative process. (2.1.1, 3.7.2, 4.1.1, 4.2.1, 4.3.1, 4.4.1, 7.1.1) Rules and routines for successful behaviour management in the music classroom. (2.1.1, 4.1.1, 4.2.1, 4.3.1, 4.4.1, 7.1.1; Priority Area 2) Lecture and tutorial (2 hr) LO1 LO7 LO8
Week 07 Contemporary Developments - Informal Learning. (1.2.1, 1.5.1, 2.2.1) • Musical Futures in the UK and Australia • Teaching from behind your (chord-playing) instrument. (1.3.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.4.1) Music Teacher Identity • Self-censorship Lecture and tutorial (2 hr) LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO6
Detailing and demonstrating a behaviour management plan on a Music Education PEx. (2.1.1, 4.1.1, 4.2.1, 4.3.1, 4.4.1, 7.1.1; Priority Area 2) Lecture and tutorial (2 hr) LO1 LO7 LO8
Week 08 Contemporary Developments – Multiculturalism. • Culturally Relevant & Culturally Responsive Pedagogy • Working with culture-bearers • Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Music in your curriculum • Appropriate or appropriation? • Inclusion and social justice • Is this on the syllabus? Music Teacher Identity • Musicking and Praxis: what the heavyweight music education philosophers have to say about music education. Lecture and tutorial (2 hr) LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO6
Contemporary Developments – The cutting edge • A summary of some of the latest thinking and practice • To notate, or not to notate? • Back to the chord playing instrument • Music education in the time of a pandemic Music Teacher Identity • Where to from here? • There’s joy in repetition Lecture and tutorial (2 hr) LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO6

Attendance and class requirements

100% attendence is required.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

Please see the Readings link on the Canvas website for details of mandatory and optional (further) reading. Please note that many classes will only make sense if you do the reading or watch the “flipped” video beforehand!

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

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.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1 Depth of disciplinary expertise

Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.

GQ2 Critical thinking and problem solving

Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.

GQ3 Oral and written communication

Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.

GQ4 Information and digital literacy

Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.

GQ5 Inventiveness

Generating novel ideas and solutions.

GQ6 Cultural competence

Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.

GQ7 Interdisciplinary effectiveness

Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.

GQ8 Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity

An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.

GQ9 Influence

Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes Graduate qualities
GQ1 GQ2 GQ3 GQ4 GQ5 GQ6 GQ7 GQ8 GQ9

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