Instrumental Pedagogy

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

170 hours

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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This subject will examine the teaching of instrumental and vocal music from a number of perspectives. Areas of study and discussion will include the shared interests and experience of teachers within the group. The subject will also draw upon literature relating to a variety of pedagogical traditions, schools and techniques for comparative analysis and discussion. Important works of relevant repertoire will be used as a focus for intensive study. Students will have the opportunity to pursue their own interests and areas of specialisation in particular areas of pedagogy.

• Develop an overview of pedagogical approaches and techniques for performance teaching combined with an ability to evaluate their respective merits;
• Design a sequenced teaching program that addresses important areas of technique and interpretation;
• Understand a broad range of teaching approaches that can be used across a wide spectrum of levels and abilities;
• Demonstrate an enhanced capacity to undertake critical and independent research and to present findings and ideas in a scholarly fashion.

• Class presentation/demonstration (15 minute), due mid-semester (30%)
• Reflective diary (500 words) and contribution to seminar discussion and workshops, due at end of semester (10%)
• A folio of work that addresses the principles of instrumental/vocal pedagogy in specific areas chosen by the student (3000 words), due 2 weeks after the end of semester (60%).

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.