Undergraduate - UnitEDF1124 - Music fundamentals

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2012 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Education
Offered	Peninsula First semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Ms Clare Hall

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to key issues and knowledge in music education. Issues such as musical development, musical literacies and musical identities, will be examined and how they relate to music curriculum and assessment in the primary levels. Experiences making music introduce students to domain specific skills and concepts such as improvisation, composition, music notation, and playing classroom instruments and provide a practical understanding of relevant theories and methodologies in music pedagogy.

Outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:

have developed a critical understanding of issues in music education
understand current research in music pedagogy
develop an awareness of disciplinary skills and concepts in music
develop confidence in presenting class music activities

Assessment

Assessment task 1: Research assignment (2,000 words or equivalent,50%)
Assessment task 2: Music project (2,000 words or equivalent, 50%)

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Clare Hall

Contact hours

2 hours per week

Prohibitions

EDF4325