Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 96)
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Credit points: 5.6.
Coordinator: Bruce Barber.
Prerequisite: Taken as the only Music Method study; Teaching Method Music Instrumental C and 91.7 points in Music, including 33.3 points at Group 3 level. Taken in conjunction with Teaching Method in Music Classroom 1D; 183.3 points in Music. Students must have competence on one orchestral instrument and experience on a second orchestral instrument. If experience on a second instrument is inadequate, students may be admitted if they are prepared to attend class instruction in a second orchestral instrument concurrently.
Pre/Corequisite: (For each Teaching Method D) Satisfactory completion of Education Studies C, School Experience C and a minimum of 250 points credit in the course. Concurrent enrolment in Education Studies D and School Experience D12.
Contact: A 2-hour lecture/tutorial each week for 15 weeks.
Timetable: Double semester.
Content:
Introduction of important issues to trainee instrumental teachers so they are well prepared for teaching in Victorian schools. Topics will include: a philosophical basis for music education; creative and aesthetic focuses for instrumental teaching; concepts and practices which develop a student-centred approach to teaching and learning; issues relating to individual and group instrumental lessons; implications of Frameworks, VCE Music and Music Craft documents and their impact on instrumental tuition; the role of aural training in instrumental teaching; practical issues relating to policy, curriculum, syllabus, materials, resources, school structure etc; and an introduction to some areas of contemporary research.
Assessment:
Three major assignments (75 per cent); participation in and contribution to class (25 per cent).
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