In this course, students will be introduced to theoretical concepts and undertake practical activities to gain an understanding of the basic theories of learning, child development and psychology, roles and responsibilities of being an instrumental teacher and a broad range of instrumental teaching practices. Students will have the opportunity to research, plan and apply teaching strategies particular to their own instrument.

By the end of this course you should be able to:

1. Compare and analyse theories of learning related to instrumental music teaching.
2. Plan and apply teaching strategies encountered in the literature and/or through practical examples.
3. Reflect on and evaluate your own and others instrumental teaching practice with reference to a range of teaching strategies.
4. Describe your responsibilities for the positive development of your students with reference to child protection, mandatory reporting, OH&S regulations and school-based regulations.
5. Analyse examples of research-led instrumental practice and construct examples of practice within a research framework.

Student required to attend 75% of classes for completion

               • Teaching practice journal (50%) - A structured reflective journal, in either a written, audio or video format, which reviews the literature and reflects upon the experiences you have throughout the course. The journal should record your personal and professional development as a music educator throughout the semester. [learning outcome 1-5]

               • Lesson plan series (30%) - A series of 10 instrumental lesson plans, which are designed to be taught in a consecutive sequence and on an instrument in which you have existing expertise.[learning outcome 2,3 & 5]

               • Micro-teaching exercise (20%) - Each student will complete a micro-teaching exercise. Students will present a completed lesson plan, conduct the lesson in a micro-teaching environment and complete a written evaluation on the experience. (Teaching exercise may be undertaken in a range of different formats depending on availability of ‘real-world' students.)[learning outcome 2-3]

Assessment is based on workshop-titorials and on off campus observation of practical sessions, and so attendance at these is therefore necessary.

This course is designed to require the equivalent of 10 hours per week of student time, including 39 contact hours per Semester made up of 26 hours of lectures and 13 hours of observations and tutorials, or equivalent.

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Mills, Janet (2007), Instrumental Teaching, Oxford University Press, UK.