Music and Music Teaching 3

The course comprises three modules. The course content prepares students for school-based placements within the subject area. Module 1: Instrument, 5 ECTS cr. - playing the main instrument, both in individual instrumental lessons and in ensemble settings, and - strategies for musical study and practice. Module 2: Instrument continuation, 3 ECTS cr. - basic music notation comprehension and playing various accompaniment patterns on the piano, - vocal training focusing on voice function, and - practical, interpretative exercises and group reflections using rhythm as a method to integrate different applications such as meter, dance/movement, voice, and drama into a holistic perspective on music learning. Module 3: Music education, 7 ECTS cr. - descriptions, analyses, and discussions of planning, assessment, and evaluation models, as well as general music education issues, - practical applications, analyses, critical reflections, and discussions of their own and other people's music teaching, - instrumental teaching methodology seminars on selected themes, - in-depth methodological aspects based on the chosen instructional approach for each main instrument, - supervised practice teaching on the main instrument within compulsory or optional school settings, - reflections on completed supervised practice teaching, and - fundamental educational and group dynamic aspects of ensemble instruction.