Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleNEW TRENDS IN MUSIC EDUCATION
Course Unit CodeELE105
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated4
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Understand, analyse and outline the content of the music curriculum.
  2. Use (music) technology for implementing the content of the music curriculum.
  3. Use music software to notate and reproduce music by applying skills related to music literacy developed in MUS100.
  4. Explain the significance of music integration.
  5. Prepare and organise music lessons based on interdisciplinarity.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesMUS100Co-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsMusic Curriculum: The philosophy, structure and content of the music curriculum.
Music technology: The use of technology as a facilitating means for carrying out the content of the music curriculum:  the use of various types of (music) software: for carrying out musical activities in class, for sound production / recording, for notating music and creating media / sound files
Interdisciplinarity: Music integration with other forms of art and other subjects of the national curriculum.

Course Contents
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Pavlou, A & Pettemeridou- Pavlou, I (2009). Music Theory. Part 1. Nicosia.
  • Ministry of Education (2010). National Curriculum for Cypriot Democracy’s public schools. Pedagogical Institute of Cyprus.
References
  • Kelly, A. V (2004). The Curriculum: theory and practice. Sage publications.
  • Papazaris, A (2007). Interdisciplinary activities and music. Diptiho.
  • No author (2010). MuseScore handbook (translated by Ionian University: Music department). Retrieved from http://musescore.org.
  • Arapi, E (N.D). Audacity manual Greek.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods The taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes, documents and presentations are available through e-learning for students to use in combination with the textbook.
Lectures are supplemented with practical work (use of music software).

Assessment methods and criteria
Assignments20%
Test20%
Final Exam60%
Language of instructionGreek
Work placement(s)NO

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