Secondary Music: Learning opportunities beyond the classroom

Course Code: CSEOPT_MUL

Honours Level Module

This module has been designed to extend BTs' experience beyond the classroom through participation in collaborative music projects with outside agencies, including professional music organisations and community music. Opportunities will be given to observe and engage with different pedagogical strategies (formal and informal) and to understand how musician educators work with young people in settings and venues other than school. Through critical reflection, practical engagement, action-based research and an evaluative report BTs will gain a broad understanding of the challenges of creative and cultural education. They will be able to gain an overview of the development and subsequent expansion of collaborative arts work within both historical and current contexts and engage with the implications of their experience for learning and teaching both in and beyond the classroom. " investigative research of collaborative project provider with shared initial findings through short presentations and discussion; " school-based research, gaining knowledge of national initiatives and school policies; " PGCE Music lectures relating to collaborative arts work including: critical studies, related research, shared findings; " Academic literature base to include reading related to philosophical and political perspectives, cultural diversity and inclusivity; " Small group presentations using powerpoint (assessed), in response to practical experience and underpinned by relevant literature and critical reflection; " Formally assessed written report demonstrating sustained argument.