91513 SPECIAL MUSIC STUDY 1

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
99	91513 	S1  	D 	SPECIAL MUSIC STUDY 1     	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Pre-requisite(s)
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

Other Teaching Staff:

PRE-REQUISITE(S)

Nil

RATIONALE:

Special   Study   units   are  designed  to  provide   students   with
specialisation consistent with their vocational aspirations.  In  this
unit, Day Mode students will be provided with a background to Teaching
Methods  that  will  enable  them to choose  with  greater  confidence
whether they will specialise in Performance or Teaching in the  second
half of their course.

SYNOPSIS:

This  unit  will  provide introductory studies  in  Teaching  Pedagogy
relating  to  a  particular instrument or voice. Topics include  music
education   philosophies,  principles  of   teaching   and   learning,
repertoire studies, and practical teaching.

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of this unit students will have
achieved:

1. an understanding of some teaching methods related to their
   voice or instrument.
   
2. the ability to teach students at beginner level.
   
3. the ability to perform and discuss teaching implications of
   repertoire at beginner level.
   
4. an understanding of aspects of child and musical development.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

Eminent music educators.

Towards a personal philosophy.

Teaching the beginner.

Preparing the folio.

Lesson planning.

Selecting, playing and discussing repertoire.

Tone and technique.

Practical teaching.

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

Singing Students:
Doscher, B, 1994, The Functional Unity of the Singing Voice, 2nd
edn, Scarecrow Press, NJ.

Violin Students:
Fischer, S, 1997, Basics, Peters, London.

Cello Students:
Lamb, N, 1994, Guide to Teaching Strings, Wm C Brown, Dubuque.

Berry, A, 1997, Introduction to Playing the Cello, (Video), USQ
Media Services, Toowoomba.

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

The following references are recommended, as relevant, to the
students' practical study.

Bastien, J, How to Teach Piano Successfully, Kjos Publishers.

Colwell, R J, 1999, The Teaching of Instrumental Music, 2nd ed.,
Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Gerle, R, The Art of Practising Violin, Stainer and Bell, London.

Galamian, I, Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching 2nd edn,
Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Flesch, C, The Art of Violin Playing (Books 1 and 2), Carl Fischer
Inc., NY.

Miller, R, 1986, The Structure of Singing, Scarecrow Press, NJ.

Bunting, C, 1982, Essay on the Craft of Cello Playing, vols 1 and 2,
Cambridge University Press.

Tortelier, P, 1976, How I Play, How I Teach, Chester Music, London.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Laboratory or Practical Classes               	28
Directed Study                                	136
Examinations                                  	1

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL WWW
1   S              05/03/99  ASSIGNMENT 1                              10.00     N   N
2   S              19/03/99  ASSIGNMENT 2                              10.00     N   N
3   S              END S1    TEACHING EXAMINATION 1/2 HOUR             40.00     N   N
4   S              END S1    FOLIO AND REPERTOIRE EXAM 1/2 HOUR        40.00     N   N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    Students   are   required  to  attend  ALL  classes,   workshops,
     practicals and other events.  Absence will be permitted  only  in
     the  case  of  illness  or  by  prior arrangement.   Unauthorised
     absence could affect the student's final assessment.
2    Unless  approval  for  late submission has  been  obtained,  late
     assignments  will  be  penalised  at  the  rate  of  10%  of  the
     assignment's mark per working day overdue.  For internal students
     assignments  are  due  by  4.00 pm on the  due  date.   Extension
     requests  must be made in writing no later than 24  hours  before
     the  due  time, and supported by documented evidence, eg  medical
     certificate.
3    Students  must  gain  at  least a Pass  (50%)  in  each  item  of
     assessment  to be eligible for award of the grades  specified  in
     the University Handbook.