| CODE | MSP1285 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Pedagogical Placement 2 | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Music Studies | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit builds on the skills and knowledge attained in Placement 1. It starts by highlighting what is expected from each participant in terms of effort and outcomes (6x 2 hour seminars). Students will then start their practical experience in a band club of their choice where they have to carry out 24 hours of placement, preferably 1 hour 30 mins per week spread over 16 weeks of the regular academic year. The total of 24 hours can be divided according to the needs of both students and the band club hosting the placement. The schedule of the placements shall not overlap with the university timetable. Students may extend this placement to 36 hours subject to approval by the Department of Music Studies and the band club hosting the placement. The study-unit coordinating lecturer will follow both practical and academic aspects of the placements. The students shall be assigned a specific task by the band club hosting the placement. This task shall be reviewed and approved by the coordinating lecturer and named the ‘Learning Agreement’. The tasks assigned to each student must be completed by the end of the placement period, unless specifically stated by the band club hosting the placements. Study-unit Aims: This study unit further develops the skills and knowledge acquired through MSP1280. The study-unit aims at providing students with further opportunity to put into practice knowledge and pedagogical skills gained during the course. It should also provide them with the possibility to enhance their leadership skills and understand with more intensity the dynamics of community music-making. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) demonstrate a deeper understanding of musical pedagogy for wind-bands; (b) demonstrate more intense cultural leadership within a band club context; (c) apply insight into the diversity of volunteers working in a band club; (d) implement the diploma studies with community work. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) operate more effectively in the pedagogical context of a band club; (b) demonstrate stronger communication skills; (c) apply theory to practice more convincingly; (d) consolidate knowledge of stronger leadership skills; (e) create networks with organisations that could prove to be very useful when organising musical events. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text: - Stakelum, Mary (ed.). 2013. Developing the Musician: Contemporary Perspectives on Teaching and Learning. New York: Routledge. Supplementary reading: - Veblen, Kari K., Stephen J. Messenger, Marissa Silverman, and David J. Elliott (eds.). 2013. Community Music Today. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite Study-unit: MSP1280 | |||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Seminar and Placement | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Mariella Cassar |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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