Classroom Music Teaching 1

Education facts

Code: MUGL44

The course comprises two modules. The content is designed to prepare students for placement (VFU) within the subject area. Module 1 - Fundamentals of education with a focus on classroom music teaching - Review and discussion of current syllabuses within the music subject area - Presentations and elementary applications related to the knowledge area of performing and creating music in classroom teaching - Orientation in the knowledge area of the contexts, functions, and tools of music - Handling and basic application of elements such as pulse, rhythm, movement, and playing instruments - Introduction to digital learning resources - Teaching practice through observation (auscultation) Module 2 This module includes exercises in which students, grouped according to skill level, practice notating and reproducing rhythms, melodies, and chords. In the area of instrumentation, students are introduced to the fundamental principles of writing for common instrument families, plus basic knowledge of instruments.

Entry requirements

Music and Music Teaching 1, 22.5 ECTS credits, and School as System and Idea - Music teachers, 7.5 ECTS credits, and registered for Music and Music Teaching 2, 7.5 ECTS credits, or equivalent

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Classroom Music Teaching 1

  Karlstad University

  Arvika

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 25 %