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Advanced Studies in Music Education - MUSC4601
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of English, Media and Performing Arts
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: MUSC2302 and either MUSI3802 or MUSC3602
 
 
Excluded: MUSI4801
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Develops competencies for teaching music in years 11 and 12 and covers requirements for the Higher School Certificate examinations in music. Lesson styles are examined and methods for designing programs are also considered. An additional component deals with current developments in educational policy and practice plus issues concerned with the professional responsibilities of teachers. Administrative arrangements for the practicum in Session 2, professional ethics, legal responsibilities of teachers, and programming address Objective 5 of the General Education program.


Learning Outcomes

This is the final course students take in their program, and prior to their final practicum. The course prepares students for their final practicum and for their entry to the teaching profession. At the end of the course the students will be able to:
  • Demonstrate a sophisticated knowledge and understanding of the purpose, nature, and competing influences inherent in the music curriculum for Grades 7-12
  • Demonstrate professional knowledge of the New South Wales music curriculum from Grade 7-10
  • Compare and contrast the New South Wales Board of Studies curriculum for HSC music, at both Music 1 and Music 2 levels, with the music curriculum offered by the International Baccalaureate Organisation at both standard and higher level
  • Demonstrate sophisticated use of the various entertainment media (film, video, MP3/iPods, etc.) in developing musical concepts in secondary school students 7-12
  • Make links between music in the entertainment media and western art music
  • Demonstrate knowledge of musical performance practice differences across cultures
  • Write sophisticated accounts of syllabus intention, goals, and outcomes
  • Demonstrate sophisticated methods of class control, and lesson planning.

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