Key facts
UNE unit code: EDAE395
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- Trimester 1 - Online
- Yes
- No
- No
- 6
Unit information
This unit of study will prepare you for your career as a competent and professional music teacher for Years 7-10 students. Studying pedagogy and the integration of theory and practice in education will help you become a better teacher, particularly in the specialised area of secondary music education.
In this unit you will develop an understanding of the NSW Music syllabus and the knowledge base and foundations for the principles and practices of Years 7-10 classroom music. You will expand your knowledge about how students learn in music classrooms and learn how to develop strategies for the teaching of students’ performance (singing, instrumental, composition, aural skills, music literacy).
This unit will teach you how to engage students with diverse learning needs and how to create a solid musical foundation for students who are continuing on to Year 11 and 12 music studies.
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Teaching period | Mode/location |
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Trimester 1 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
Enrolment rules
Notes
It is highly recommended that students enrol in a practicum unit in combination with this unit.
This unit addresses Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Stage, otherwise referred to as Graduate Teacher Standard Descriptors (GTSD).
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- demonstrate the knowledge base underpinning the principles and practices of Years 7–10 music teaching, including how students learn music in classrooms, how to motivate them for classroom music activities, and understanding the needs of students from diverse cultural backgrounds and different abilities (GTSD 1.2.1, 1.3.1, 1.5.1);
- demonstrate understanding of the curriculum requirements of the NSW Music 7–10 Syllabus and the Years 7-10 music teaching content for performance (singing, playing instruments), listening, and composing, which comprise key concepts and structure, designing content using curriculum and assessment, and strategies for using ICT (GTSD 2.1.1, 2.3.1, 2.4.1 2.6.1);
- demonstrate effective pedagogical approaches for Years 7-10 music teaching by developing achievable goals, appropriate lesson sequences, and a range of teaching strategies and resources (GTSD 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1);
- demonstrate pedagogical skills and knowledge for creating a safe and supportive classroom environment for Years 7-10 music by incorporating musical activities that all students can do, providing clear directions for classroom activities, managing challenging behaviours, and requiring ethical use of ICT (GTSD 4.1.1, 4.2.1, 4.3.1, 4.5.1); and
- demonstrate understanding of assessment strategies for using informal and formal assessments and conducting consistent and comparable judgements of Years 7-10 students’ music learning (GTSD 5.1.1, 5.3.1).
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
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Assessment 1 | Yes | 50% | All offerings | Lesson Plans for Teaching Singing and Playing Instruments It is mandatory to pass this component in order to pass this unit. Relates to GTSD: 1.2.1, 1.3.1, 1.5.1, 2.1.1, 2.3.1, 2.4.1, 2.6.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2.1, 4.3.1, 4.5.1, 5.1.1, 5.3.1 No. Words: 2000 (equivalent) |
Assessment 2 | Yes | 50% | All offerings | Pedagogical Strategy Questions. It is mandatory to pass this component in order to pass this unit. Relates to GTSD: 1.2.1, 1.3.1, 1.5.1, 2.1.1, 2.3.1, 2.4.1, 2.6.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2.1, 4.3.1, 4.5.1, 5.1.1, 5.3.1. No. Words: 2000 (equivalent) |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
NSW Music Years 7-10 Syllabus: Stage 5
ISBN: 9781740996976
Board of Studies NSW 2003
Text refers to: Trimester 1 (Online)
Music, Informal learning and the school: A new classroom pedagogy
ISBN: 9780754665229
L. Green, Taylor & Francis 2009
Text refers to: All offerings
How popular musicians learn: A way ahead for music education
ISBN: 9780754632269
L. Green, Taylor & Francis 2002
Text refers to: All offerings
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