Topics in Music Teaching and Learning

[0.50] credits · Undergraduate

This course examines current philosophical trends in music education, and the application of various theories of music learning. Students will be asked to process conflicting ideas - especially relating to colonial hegemony, the recovery of Indigenous knowledge, and the transformation of music education - as presented through readings, class discussion, and their own experience as learners. There is also a practical component, in which each student will conduct an ensemble or give a series of private lessons, as well as present a collaborative teaching assignment. The course is designed to prepare music students to teach privately or in a classroom.