Performance Teaching

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Provide support and advice for colleagues in the field of instrumental and vocal tuition when working together in an educational institution.
• Effectively deliver instrumental or vocal tuition.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Decide the appropriate teaching materials and teaching style for a wide (age and ability) range of students.
• Assess the potential and monitor the progress of the students you teach.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Effectively manage and support your own professional practice
• Transfer your teaching skills to subjects other than music.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• General teaching and learning styles and their application to music teaching
• Instrumental and vocal teaching techniques.

This module introduces you to the use of reflective practice in professional development, enhancing your experience of performance teaching and providing you with a foundation for future learning and progress. Practically-oriented seminars are arranged, demonstration lessons are observed and discussed, and tutorial support is available should you wish to discuss work in draft before handing it in.

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include:

Seminars led by the course tutor on subjects such as identifying types of learners, coordinating with parents and schools, motivating students, preparing lesson materials, assessing lesson outcomes.

Group and course tutor feedback on demonstration instrumental or vocal lessons given by students.

Learning activities include

Peer/tutor observation programme: sitting in on instrumental or vocal lessons given by peers and a range of professional tutors.

Reflecting and reporting on these observations with reference to educational materials and methods on the course reading list or from your own research.

Developing a personal “Teaching philosophy” and setting it down in writing.

Investigating different traditions of teaching in your particular specialist field.

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Hallam, S. (1998). Instrumental Teaching: A Practical Guide to better Teaching and Learning. Oxford: Heinemann.

Benjamin Bloom M. D. Englehart, E. J. Furst, W. H. Hill (1956). The Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, The Classification of Educational Goals, Handbook I: Cognitive Domain. Handbook 2 Affective domain. New York: Longman.

Harris, P. (2008). Improve Your Teaching. London: Faber.

Nelson, Sheila (1998). Flip a Rhythm books 1-2 and 3-4. London: Boosey and Hawkes.

Swanwick, K (1999). Teaching Music Musically. London: Routledge.

Ben Tovin, A. and Boyd, D. (2007). The Right Instrument for your Child. London: Orion Publishing.

Csíkszentmihályi, Mihály and Rathunde, Kevin and Whalen, Samuel (1993). Talented Teenagers: The Roots of Success and Failure. New York and Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Petty, G. (2009). Evidence-based teaching: a practical approach. Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes.

Green, Lucy (1997). Music, Gender, Education. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Assessment strategy

A portfolio worth 40% of your mark consisting of:

Research essay. This essay will provide you with an opportunity to discuss and critically engage with selected literature on music education techniques and methods

Essay. This essay will allow you to reflect on and develop your own teaching philosophy

A practical examination worth 60% of your mark:

Lesson (20 minutes) You will have an opportunity to practice your teaching techniques and methods in a constructive environment, receiving feedback on the practical aspects of this professional skill

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal