What is it?
This training course is designed to equip teachers in the classroom by helping them gain knowledge regarding the application of pedagogy skills, development of music understanding in children (from 4 to 6 years), as well as learning and applying theories in music learning.
What can teachers expect from it?
Teachers can expect to learn teaching strategies and apply them in their day-to-day classes. They will learn to use the E-I-I (Experience, Internalise, and Intellectual) approach so as to allow children to be more creative, expressive, and imaginative. Skill sets like managing music resources, organisational skills as well as applying child development theories into the performing arts program will be taught during the course the course. Teachers will also be able to evaluate the progress of a child’s learning and development.
How are teachers assessed?
There are two kinds of assessments for teachers – formative assessments and summative assessments.
As part of the formative assessment, the trainer will ask a series of questions during the training sessions as well as conduct learning activities at the end of every chapter to assess the teacher’s understanding. Small group presentations, case studies, and role plays are also included under formative assessment.
As for summative assessments, practical assignments are given to assess the understanding and application skills of the teacher. The teacher will also be assessed based on their planning of music activities that aids in the development of the children, as well as how well they apply teaching strategies for a lesson.
- Elements of music: participants will experience musical concepts through various musical activities.
- Creative arts theories: participants will review different learning theories and apply to strategies.
- Creative strategies: participants will learn different strategies to build music knowledge and understanding for children.
- Music approaches: participants will learn the different music pedagogy of Orff, Kodaly, Dalcroze, Suzuki.
- Core principals of music teaching approaches: Orff, Kodaly, Dalcroze, Suzuki Music philosophies.
- Ages and stages of musical development: participants will learn the different milestones of children’s music development.
- Age-appropriate musical activities: participants will learn to source and create age-appropriate materials.
- Music resources: participants will learn various resource mediums as accompaniments to music making.
- Designing a classroom environment to support the development of music: participants will learn the components needed to create a conducive environment for music learning.
- Designing Music Play Centre: participants will learn about Music Play Centre and its significance, and how to create their own Music Play Centre based on the lesson plan they have written.
- Methods of observation: participants will learn the various methods of observation and how to apply the methods to the music classroom.
- Areas of observation: participants will learn how to observe a child’s musical growth through express, create, and appreciate. Role playing in small groups that shows a specific area of observation.
- Crafting learning outcomes and objectives: participants will learn the fundamentals of crafting effective learning outcomes and objectives for lesson plan design.
- Practical assignment task: requirements and tasks specifications.
- Reflective practice: importance and benefits of reflective practice music making.
- Review of implementation: participants share with fellow peers on the implementation of their assignments.
Statement of Attainment (ECDA)
Target Audience:
Preschool teachers working with children between 4-6 years old with no formal music training
Mode of Training:
Part Time or Full Time
Language Medium Provided:
English or Mandarin
Classroom Training Hours: 19.5 Hours
Practical / Practicum Training Hours: 1 Hour
Total Training Duration:
20 Hours
Training days:
2.5 days – Full Time
5 Sessions (4 Hours each) – Part Time
$500
Funding available:
For Self-sponsored For School-sponsored
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