Music and Music Teaching 4

The course comprises three modules and prepares students for practical placement in the area of music.

Module 1: Instrument, 3.5 ECTS cr
Components:
-main instrument instruction and ensemble play
-strategies for learning music parts


Module 2: Additional instruments 2 ECTS cr
Components:
-knowledge of choir repertoire, voice treatment, intonation, performing choir singing musically
-basic conducting technique with different rhythms, cue the beginning and fermata, and
-hands-on exercises and reflections in groups where rhythm is used as a method of integrating different areas such as metrics, dance/movement, voice, drama in music learning.


Module 3: Music pedagogy 2 ECTS cr
Components:
-descriptions, analysis and discussions on planning, assessment and evaluation models and general music teaching issues
-concrete applications, analysis, problematisation and discussions of their own and others' instrumental teaching
-instrumental teaching methodology seminars on chosen themes
-advanced methodological aspects of the main instrument based on a chosen approach
-supervised practice teaching on the main instrument in school or music school, and
-reflections on completed supervised practice teaching

Progressive specialisation: G2F (has at least 60 credits in first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Education level: Undergraduate level

Selection:

Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.