Course - Music 1 for Erasmus - MGLU1901
Music 1 for Erasmus
Assessments and mandatory activities may be changed until September 20th.
About
About the course
Course content
Practical musical work is the basis for everything done in the subject. The main components are: Creating, playing, experiencing and understanding music and dance, in didactic perspective, where critical thinking, craftsmanship, traditions, exploration and the students' own resources and different backgrounds are central to producing knowledge.
The subject discusses the school subject music, didactic work and research linked to this. music technology, art-based learning, the student as a resource, equality, diversity and inclusive community are recurring themes.
Learning outcome
Knowledge
The candidate will develop knowledge about
- Their own, local, and global music educational values and perspectives
- Critical thinking, arts-based research, and exploration as ways of producing knowledge
- Local and global music traditions and crafts
- Dance is a creative and embodied part of musical ways of expressing
- The subject of Music according to current curricula and other documents of governance
Skills
The candidate should develop skills in
- Making and performing music and dance
- Planning, leading, and instructing bigger and smaller groups in playing, singing, and dancing together
- Understanding their own, students, local and global artistic processes, values, and practices
- Critically inquire, explore, and perform their own practices within music and education in school
General competence
The candidate will develop competence in
- Understanding and strengthening the art subjects, and socially engaged teachers’ roles and potentials in school and society
- Participating actively and constructively in cooperation with other peers
- Independently and continuously develop their own practice
Learning methods and activities
The teaching methods change between group teaching, lectures and group work. The students will participate in a learning process where they develop knowledge, skills and general competence in the subject by working with the production, interpretation and dissemination of music. This includes a large degree of personal effort. Students will receive guidance on parts of the work individually and in groups. Emphasis is placed on process-oriented teaching and the development of critical perspectives, with student-active forms of work with music making, creation and exploration as core elements.
Compulsory assignments
- Mandatory work requirements according to the subject description
- Mandatory work requirement according to the course description
Further on evaluation
Compulsory activities
Preperations for work requirements that is done in class.
Individual and collaborative compulsory student activities in, and outside, the schedule of class.
- 6 compulsory work requirements
- Attendance at lessons for activities that require collaboration: 80% of the total number of hours.
- Group submissions and individual tests: 100%
- The students can be assessed, required to take part in coursework and required to attend teaching related to interdisciplinary topics.
If attendance is too low compensational work might be given. The work requirements will be assessed as approved/not approved.
Mandatory work requirements must be approved before you can take the exam. Individual exam portfolio consisting of 2 pieces of work that have been further developed into exam contributions. The exam portfolio must also contain a reflection paper that describes the process behind it. Formative feedback on the work requirements is given during the semester. The exam portfolio is submitted and assessed in its entirety with a letter grade A-F.
Examination arrangement:
Portfolio - Further information at start of term.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
Submitted material (text, audio, image, video) for compulsory assignments and exams must be the student's own work. Direct copy/paste of AI-generated content for language editing and/or the creation of text, audio, image, or video is not permitted in this course, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Miscellaneous Courses - Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences (EMNE/SU)
Primary and Lower Secondary Teacher Education for Years 1-7 (MGLU1-7) - some programmes
Recommended previous knowledge
An interest for, and/or some knowledge/competence in singing, playing, dancing or music production.
Course materials
List of course material will be published on Canvas.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| LMUS001E | 15 sp | Autumn 2020 |
Subject areas
- Teacher Education