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MUS 762 : Approaches to Music Education 1
Creative Arts and Industries
2025 Semester One (1253) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
This course oers students the opportunity to develop an experience-based knowledge of the musical and pedagogical ideas embedded within the Or approach. Students will be invited to critically examine these ideas and practices in a way that is informed by historical and contemporary perspectives and their own situated practice to date. Participation in a six-day, on-campus Level 1 Or workshop will oer students the opportunity to develop practice-based pedagogical artistry, which incorporates key principles of the Or approach and the knowledge needed to critically adapt this approach to contemporary Indigenous and Pacific settings.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 7: | Collaboration |
| Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and describe early (first phase to 1970) publications and materials/pedagogical resources associated with the Orff approach. (Capability 1.2, 3.2 and 4.1)
- Critically discuss principles of the Orff approach within its historical context. (Capability 1.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1 and 6.1)
- Develop a range of pedagogical skills and practices associated with the twenty-first century application ofthe Orff approach. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1 and 8.2)
- Use a critical pedagogical lens to explore issues related to the implementation of the Orff approach within contemporary contexts in New Zealand and the Pacific. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1 and 8.2)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Participation in online discussion | 40% | Individual Coursework |
| Workshop portfolio | 20% | Individual Coursework |
| Peer teaching | 20% | Individual Coursework |
| Project | 20% | Individual Coursework |
| 4 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
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| Workshop portfolio | ||||||||||
| Peer teaching | ||||||||||
| Project | ||||||||||
Assignments are to be submitted, according to submission type specified on CANVAS, by the due date. If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, please complete an application for extension form at the following link
https://www.forms.auckland.ac.nz/en/student/creative-arts-and-industries/te-whare-o-ng_-pkrero-poro---school-of-music-undergraduate-exten.html
You must submit your extension application as early as possible before the assignment due date.
Late assignments that do not have an approved extension will be penalised 10% for each day or part thereof and will be automatically deducted on CANVAS. No assignment will be accepted after that assignment has been returned to students.
Teaching & Learning Methods
The online modules will engage students in reading selected literature and subsequently sharing understandings and critical perspectives with other participants via an asynchronous online discussion forum. This discussion will also involve sharing responses to the postings of other students. Online forums and workshop activities may also involve students in engaging collaboratively with others in problem-solving tasks. The on-campus workshop will involve, mostly group-based, activities based around moving, speaking, singing, and playing instruments. Creative problem-solving in music, movement, and pedagogy will be a focus.
Exam Mode
- There is no final exam for this course
Further information about exams can be found at https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/about-exams.html
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15-point course, delivered as a blend of online learning modules and a 5-day on-campus workshop. Workload expectations are as follows: 40 hours of online participation, 30 hours of workshop participation, and 80 hours of reading, study and preparation of assignments.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience or Online
This is a blended delivery course as follows;
Campus Experience
Attendance is required at a five-day on-campus workshop, 13th - 17th April, to receive credit for course components.
Online
Weekly (Weeks 1 - 12) postings on Canvas launch each online discussion forum.
The course may include occasional live online events, including group discussions/tutorials/lectures, which will be recorded.
Where possible, study material will be available at course commencement. Supplementary material may be released progressively throughout the course.
This course runs according to the university semester timetable, and all the associated completion dates and deadlines will apply.
Learning 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.
Required readings are accessible via Canvas reading lists. Lecture material recommended readings, and links to web-based resources will be communicated via Canvas. Items from the ONZA (Orff New Zealand Aotearoa) library collection will be made available during the week of the workshop.
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.
Other Information
Please contact Dr. Millie Locke, millie.locke@auckland.ac.nz with queries or concerns regarding this course.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations 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. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
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.
Learning Continuity
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.