Course
Music Crossing Borders 1 (EIS120)
This module will focus on how music is encountered by most people, and the roles it plays in their lives and communities.
Through their own music making and literature, students will learn the fundamentals of music while exploring the social and cultural settings of different musical traditions.
The areas of music making, dancing, active listening, and composing are approached through practical work with music from different cultures and through discussions related to multicultural understanding.
Dette er emnebeskrivelsen for studieåret 2021-2022. Merk at det kan komme endringer.
Semesters
Fakta
Emnekode
EIS120
Vekting (stp)
6
Semester undervisningsstart
Spring
Undervisningsspråk
English
Antall semestre
4
Vurderingssemester
Spring
Content
The aim for this module is to develop knowledge and skills for a better understanding and use of music as a global language, focusing on how to promote inclusion and integration. Knowledge of how music can be used in education as an intercultural tool for building identity and belonging. Theoretical knowledge and practical musical skills will give experiences related to a holistic development, teaching practice and learning outcome.
Practical subjects will include:
- vocal activities
- body, dance and movement
- introduction to Orff instruments, African drums African drums and other relevant instruments
- active listening
- music performance and communication
- educational methods in relation to music practice
- children’s music in different cultures
Theoretical subjects will include:
- music education - musically educated
- music, identity and communication
- music education in different countries
- music, emotion and everyday life
- music psychology - music experience
Learning outcome
- be able to teach by taking music as their point of departure
- be able to use music and dance from different cultures, traditions and nations in their teaching
- have acquired qualifications in music education with children from various cultures and traditions
- be able to present music and dance from their own cultural background
- be able to use musical material from different cultures in a creative way, to adapt to different groups of students
- have acquired a better understanding of their own identity and cultural background
Forkunnskapskrav
Exam
| Form of assessment | Weight | Duration | Marks | Aid | Exam system | Withdrawal deadline | Exam date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 individual papers | 1/2 | Letter grades | All | — | — | — | |
| 1 individual paper | 1/2 | 4 Days | Letter grades | Inspera assessment | — | — | |
| Group project | 1/2 | Letter grades | All | — | — | — |
The examination of this modul consists of:
- Individual paper (50%) A paper (1000 words) with personal and theoretical reflections relateted to didactical work in class/kindergarten. The paper will be assessed on a scala from A-F, where A-E denotes pass and F denotes fail.
- A group project (50%) which can be in the form of a musical performance or the development of a pedagogical music program. The group project will be assessed on a scala from A-E, where A-E denotes pass and F denotes fail. The studdnts will be avaluatet individually.
Vilkår for å gå opp til eksamen/vurdering
- the candidate shall ,individually,have at least one presentation
- the students shall,as part of a group, develop and present one practical musical performance within a defined pedagogical context
- the students shall, individually, work out a paper (1000 words) related to music and identity
Fagperson(er)
Course coordinator:
Merethe Rage AasvoldStudy Adviser:
Madli DagestadMethod of work
Åpent for
Emneevaluering
Litteratur
Report
Arts and Cultural Education in Norway Bamford, A., Norwegian Centre for Arts and Cultural Education, 106, 2011, isbn:978-82-998999-0-1, https://kunstkultursenteret.no/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Arts-and-Cultural-Education-in-Norway-2010-2011.pdfView online
Book Chapter
Meaning-making through musical play: cultural psychology of the playground Marsh, Kathryn, Barrett, M.S., Meaning-making through musical play: cultural psychology of the playground, Oxford, Oxford University Press, XV, 297 s., 2011, 41-60, isbn:9780199214389, s. 41 - 60. (20 s.)
Article
"It's you - not the music": musical skills in group interventions in multicultural kindergartens. Bilalovic, N.K., Väkevä, L., Oslo, Norges musikkhøgskole, 298 s., Nordic research in music education : yearbook vol. 17, 17, 2016, s. 137-166,
Book Chapter
Music and self-identity DeNora, T., Music and self-identity, London, Routledge, XXII, 408, 2006, s. 141-147, isbn:9780415307093,
Other
Music Education - Never as Important as in Early Childhood? Knowledge Formation in Music. Gudmundsdottir, H.-R., Holgersen, S.-E., Vestad, I.L., Vist, T., HiHM, UiS, 2014,
Book Chapter
Norway - Music and Musical Life Vollsnes, A. O., Aase, A., Norway - Music and Musical Life, Kristiansand, Portal, 350 s., cop. 2008, 279-305, isbn:9788292712184,
Book Chapter
Musical play Marsh, K., Young, S., McPherson, G.E. (red.), Musical play, Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press, xxiii, 671 sider, 2016, isbn:978-0-19-874444-3, s. 289 - 310, (21 s.)
Website
Rammeplanseksjonen Norsk kulturskoleråd, 2016, s. 1-30, https://www.kulturskoleradet.no/rammeplanseksjonenView online
Book Chapter
Music and Identity Ruud, E., Ruud, E., Music and Identity, Gilsum, N.H., Barcelona Publishers, XVII, 204 s., 1998, s. 31-47, isbn:9781891278044; 1891278045, Selected chapters.
Book Chapter
Singing and vocal development Welsh, G.F., McPherson, G.E. (red.), Singing and vocal development, Oxford, United Kingdom, Oxford University Press, xxiii, 671 sider, 2016, s. 311-329, isbn:978-0-19-874444-3,
Note
Musical material will be handed out during the course.
Book Chapter
The Concept of Threading Hedden, Deborah Gordon, Baker, Valerie Anne; Gadberry, David L., The Concept of Threading, Lanham, Md., Rowman & Littlefield, V, 179 s., cop. 2010, 21-34, isbn:9781607094401,