EDF5654 Teaching music: Theory and practice
Faculty of Education
EDF5654 Teaching music: Theory and practice is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF5654
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF5654
No unit lists EDF5654 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: EDF6322
Overview
In this unit you will investigate current theoretical understandings and practical approaches to music education. You will learn about current developments in music education in formal and informal settings and across the lifespan. You will become familiar with the historical and philosophical influences that have shaped music education policy and practice and relate this to your own educational contexts. This includes considerations of both established and emerging teaching practices in music education.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Essay (4000 words or equivalent)50%
- Music teaching and learning study (4000 words or equivalent)50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate an understanding of current approaches to teaching music
- 2
Understand how music education can be successfully employed across the lifespan
- 3
Critique current teaching policy and practice in music education
- 4
Explore a selected music teaching and learning approach and apply it to a particular music education setting.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Flexible mode offers a stand-alone online offering that allows you to learn and engage in content and assessment in a supported way. It also provides a face-to-face component of 12 hours over the semester to engage you with the online learning content, which you can attend if you are able and interested.
Minimum total expected workload equals 288 hours per semester comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for flexible students:
- 12 contact hours and 24 hours equivalent of online activities over the semester or
- 36 hours equivalent of online activities over the semester*
(b.) Additional requirements (all students):
- independent study to meet the minimum required hours per semester
*International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this contact hour delivery mode.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to engage in critical reflective practice. The scheduled classes and online materials require you to work with literature that will assist you to think deeply about the the past, present and future political and societal influences that shape music education in Australia and your own practice. In addition to active learning, research activities and enquiry-based learning teaching approaches are used throughout the unit.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Where it fits
EDF5654 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Renee Crawford
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Renee Crawford
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5654?
EDF5654 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF5654 offered?
In 2020, EDF5654 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is EDF5654?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5654 have an exam?
No. EDF5654 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include EDF5654?
EDF5654 is part of Early years education, Expert teaching practice, Primary education and Secondary education.
More details
- Credit points
- 12
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Education
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.250
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021