MUS 758 : Special Topic: Vocal Pedagogy Project
Creative Arts and Industries
2021 Semester Two (1215) (15 POINTS)
Course Overview
This course will look at the teaching of singing in the NZ Secondary School Environment and the strategies and pedagogies needed in regard to breathing techniques, diction, tone production, repertoire selection, vocal styles, designing a vocal programme, and teaching to a national curriculum. This course is recommended for any singers interested in teaching singing at secondary school level.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 3: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
| Capability 5: | Independence and Integrity |
| Capability 6: | Social and Environmental Responsibilities |
Learning Outcomes
- Understand how to use the main research tools, including online resources, to assist with Vocal Pedagogy. (Capability 1, 2 and 3)
- Critically analyse technical issues and find appropriate solutions. (Capability 1, 2 and 3)
- Understand and critically evaluate the diverse approaches that have been taken to the teaching of voice in secondary schools in New Zealand. (Capability 1, 2 and 5)
- Demonstrate an ability to take direct responsibility for their own professional future by showing personal initiative and determination and having the capacity to make realistic and informed choices and decisions. (Capability 5)
- Demonstrate advanced research, presentation, and writing skills for an independently-chosen topic related to the course content. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
- Be aware of and promote personal responsibility, self-discipline and professional codes of conduct. (Capability 6)
- Engage in effective preparation routines and strategies for studio teaching. Further refine skills of self-evaluation. (Capability 1, 2 and 3)
- Develop strategies to structure lessons and rehearsals effectively across a range of age groups and levels. (Capability 1, 3, 4 and 5)
- Create and justify a range of repertoire appropriate to developing technique and musicianship across a range of levels. (Capability 1, 2 and 3)
- Develop innovative teaching approaches and repertoire to the studio that are site-specific and student-focused. (Capability 1 and 2)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 50% | Individual Coursework |
| Discussions | 10% | Individual Coursework |
| Presentation | 40% | Individual Coursework |
| 3 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
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Assignments are to be submitted, according to submission type specified on CANVAS, by the due date. In the event of illness or other circumstances that prevent completing an assignment, please contact the course coordinator with evidence as appropriate before the due date. Late assignments that do not have an approved extension will be penalized 10% for each day or part thereof. No assignment will be accepted after that assignment has been returned to students.
Teaching & Learning Methods
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect 20 hours of seminars, 77 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 51 hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is expected at scheduled activities to complete components of the course.
Seminars will not be available as recordings.
The course will not include live online events including group discussions.
Attendance on campus is required for the assessment.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.
Learning Resources
Health & Safety
The School of Music takes the mental and physical wellbeing of its students and staff seriously. If you are aware of a situation in which someone’s welfare is compromised, you must alert the Course Coordinator. The University counselling service can offer advice on mental health. Student Disability Services can advise and advocate for students with medical disabilities. Please liaise with SDS about disability accommodations well in advance of assignment due dates or tests.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Digital Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
In the event of unexpected disruption
We undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions, the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. In the event of a disruption, the University and your course coordinators will make every effort to provide you with up to date information via Canvas and the University website.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.