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Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title Music Teaching Post-Primary
Module Code MC319 (ITS) / MPA1053 (Banner)
Faculty Humanities & Social Sciences School Theology, Philosophy & Music
Module Co-ordinatorRoisin Blunnie
Module Teachers-
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite Not Available
Co-requisite Not Available
Compatibles Not Available
Incompatibles Not Available
None
Description

This module focuses on integrating the central tenets of second-level music-teaching: listening and responding, performing, and composing. The module equips learners with a thorough knowledge of musicteaching methodologies and practical classroom music-making skills. Key areas of focus are music-teaching strategies, performance leadership, sourcing and creating resources, differentiation, planning and curriculum development, assessment, and CPD. The module aims to provide student teachers with the necessary skills for creating teaching and learning environments that nurture and enhance post-primary pupils’ interaction with a wide variety of musical genres.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate the appropriate professional skills necessary to enhance pupils’ music literacy, both in general terms and in relation to specific JC and LC requirements.
2. Utilise the appropriate professional skills necessary to guide pupils’ listening and response to music of various genres, styles and forms.
3. Understand, demonstrate, and evaluate a range of teaching methodologies for music at post-primary level.
4. Source, design and employ a range of resources (musical, text-based, AV, ICT) in order to nurture pupils’ abilities to understand, create and perform music.
5. Complete learning tasks purposefully with an awareness of learning styles and using the ability to work collaboratively with others.
6. Tailor classroom activities and resources to cater for the diverse needs and interests of pupils.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Total Workload: 0

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Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Essayn/a20%n/a
Projectn/a40%n/a
Practical/skills evaluationn/a40%n/a
Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories:
Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module.
Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1
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