COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CURRENT APPROACHES IN MUSIC EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GSM 5049 CURRENT APPROACHES IN MUSIC EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Music Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BANU ÖZEVIN

Offered to

Music Teacher Education

Course Objective

To analyse and compare current music education aproaches in the World, namely Kodaly Method, Orff-Schulwerk Music and Movement Approach, Dalcroze Eurhytmics Method, Suzuki Method and Gordon s Music Learning Theory, and learn to make lesson plans within these methods and approaches.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know the philosophy, principals and learning-teaching process of Kodaly Method and to make lesson plans within this method.
2   To know the philosophy, principals and learning-teaching process of Orff-Schulwerk Music and Movement Approach and to make lesson plans within this approach.
3   To know the philosophy, principals and learning-teaching process of Dalcroze Eurhytmics Method and to make lesson plans within this method.
4   To know the philosophy, principals and learning-teaching process of Suzuki Method.
5   To know the philosophy, principals and learning-teaching process of Gordon s Music Learning Theory and to make lesson plans within this method.
6   To compare current music education approaches and methods

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Music education and current approaches in music education in the world
2 Philosophy and principals of Kodaly Method
3 Lesson planning in Kodaly Method
4 Lesson planning in Kodaly Method
5 Philosophy and principals of Orff-Schulwerk Music and Movement Approach
6 Lesson planning in Orff-Schulwerk Music and Movement Approach
7 Lesson planning in Orff-Schulwerk Music and Movement Approach
8 Midterm Exam
9 Philosophy and principals of Dalcroze Eurhytmics Method
10 Lesson planning in Dalcroze Eurhytmics Method
11 Philosophy, principals and lesson planning of Suzuki Method
12 Philosophy and principals of Gordon s Music Learning Theory
13 Relationship between Gordon s Music Learning Theory and Orff-Schulwerk Music and Movement Approach
14 Relationship between current music education approaches
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Hegyi, E. Stylistic knowledge of the basis of the Kodaly concept
Suzuki, S. Sevgiyle Eğitmek
Mead, V. H. Eurhythmics
Orff, C. & Keetman, G. Music for children
Bilen, S. & Özevin, B. & Canakay, E. Orff Destekli Etkinliklerle Müzik Eğitimi
Bachmann, M. L. Dalcroze Today: An Educational Through and into Music. USA: Oxford University Press. (Çev. David Parlett).
Choksy, L. The Kodaly Method: Comprehensive Music Education from Infant to Adult. USA: Prentice Hall

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Active learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

banu.ozevin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 2 15 30
Preparing presentations 2 15 30
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 166

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.255552153
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