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Teaching Methodology for Music Education II (Music Learning Theory) - 2nd semester

Objectives

1. Acquire knowledge of the areas that make up Edwin Gordon’s music learning theory.
2. Apply music learning theory to different educational contexts.
3. Acquire critical appraisal skills for situations involving teaching-learning drawing on the theory background.
4. Acquire meta-learning tools as part of the pedagogical approach.
5. Develop practical musical skills.

General characterization

Code

722160095

Credits

10

Responsible teacher

Ana Isabel Lemos do Carmo Pereira, Helena Rodrigues

Hours

Weekly - 3 letivas + 1 tutorial

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

n.a.

Bibliography

Bluestine, E. (2000). The ways children learn music. Chicago: GIA.
Gordon, E. (2008). Teoria de Aprendizagem Musical para recém-nascidos e crianças em idade pré-escolar. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
Gordon, E. (2000). Teoria de Aprendizagem Musical: Competências, conteúdos e padrões. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
Gordon, E. (2000). Rhythm: Contrasting the implications of audiation and notation. Chicago: GIA.
Rodrigues, H., & Rodrigues, P. (2003). BebéBabá: Da musicalidade dos afectos à música com bebés. Porto: Campo das Letras.
Rodrigues, H., & Rodrigues, P. (no prelo). Arte de ser professor. O projecto musical e formativo Grande
Bichofonia. Lisboa: Colibri.
Runfola, M., & Taggart, C. (2005). The development and practical application of music learning theory. Chicago: GIA.
Valerio, W. et al (1998). Music Play. Chicago: GIA.

Teaching method

Musical experiences following techniques used by the pedagogical approach under study. Analysis and
discussion of different texts.
Watching and discussing films where the music learning theory model served as a source of inspiration.
Simulated teaching situations
Theory lectures presenting the model used in music learning theory.

Evaluation method

Producing documents/activities detailed along the classes – 70%
Final presentation of a document/musical activity following the principles of music learning theory – 30%

Subject matter

A) The basic elements of music learning theory. Contributions made to Music Psychology and to Music
Pedagogy.
B) Preparatory audiation and informal musical guidance. Observation and experience of practical situations at this level of musical development.
Case studies using the BebéBabá project and Opus Tutti project.
C) Audiation types and stages. Sequential learning activities and classroom activities. Movable syllable
systems: tonal solfège and rhtymic solfège. Learning processes: discrimination and inference. Creativity and improvisation.
The Jump Right In curriculum and the teaching of musical instruments.
Case study based on the Grande Bichofonia project.
D) Measurement and evaluation problems in the study of musical development.