Training Programme, Unit C:
Development of Teaching skills required will require understanding of matters in Level 1 & 2.
- Understand the significance of equality, diversity and inclusion in education and the implications for music students. Develop guidelines that you would wish to influence your work in future. This will be developed during the course.
- Managing pupil behaviour
- Recognise ways of developing positive attitudes in students.
- Consider the importance of professionalism, innovative practice and creativity in music education.
- Develop awareness of reflective practice and the importance of personal professional development
- Revision of all matters covered in Units 1 & 2.
Knowledge of the syllabuses
- To be able to teach a piece of grade 8 music using the interconnecting skills of listening and reading notation and fully understand how Information regarding exam pieces can be found
- Develop a working knowledge of raag, scale and chord structure (including whole tone, blues scale and common jazz chords) and their use in improvisation
- Learn to extend practice opportunities, further developing differing techniques
- Develop a basic recognition of musical styles in music of India, the Caribbean and of Europe, understanding the technical musical language used, and show awareness when interpreting these different styles
- Understand the principles of arranging music for orchestra/ensemble and be able to effectively convey these principles to students; demonstrating how they can be successfully arranged, whilst exhibiting sensitivity to the original orchestration
- Create an arrangement for full ensemble that demonstrates understanding of newly acquired information. Describe your choices. This arrangement may be developed during the course.
Unit C contains a series of texts and recommended readings that build upon principles laid down in the earlier Units studied. The text includes some of the most up to date comments on teaching practice at the time of writing, and teachers are recommended to continue to update these throughout their career. These will be discussed in depth during tutorials and students are required to undertake the accompanying tasks.
