Learning Area Music A1 (EDUC91111)

This subject introduces Teacher Candidates to the theory and practice of teaching Classroom Music in the context of Australian/Victorian Curricula and Frameworks. This subject provides Teacher Candidates with both the knowledge base and the skills of professional practice to enable them to effectively educate secondary school students (Years 7-12) in their specific learning areas and to work effectively within school contexts.

Teacher Candidates are supported to develop knowledge and skills related to curriculum content, best practice pedagogy and assessment, as well as the application and management of these activities in classrooms. Framed through the Clinical Teaching Model, they are supported to adapt and apply this knowledge in lesson planning, including the selection and integration of teaching strategies and resources, including the effective and appropriate use of ICT, to meet the specific needs of students from diverse backgrounds, and to engage students in their learning.

The assessment tasks in this subject will support the development of Teacher Candidates’ understanding of contemporary theories and pedagogies of classroom music and their relationship with content and pedagogical knowledge, along with specific skills in developing, sequencing, and delivering programs.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, Teacher Candidates should be able to:

• Critically reflect on research into how students learn through an emerging understanding of Classroom Music curriculum and theory and implications for effective teaching practice.
• Design achievable Classroom Music learning goals, lesson plans and learning sequences, integrating knowledge of student learning, curriculum, assessment, and reporting.
• Demonstrate strong Classroom Music subject and pedagogical content knowledge that meets the specific needs of students from diverse backgrounds and promotes participation and inclusion of all students in their learning.
• Select and integrate Classroom Music teaching strategies and resources, including ICT, to meet the specific needs of students from diverse backgrounds, and to engage students in their learning.

Generic skills