026412 Music Moves

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UTS: Education: Initial Teacher Education
Credit points: 6 cp

Subject level:

Undergraduate

Result type: Grade, no marks

Description

This subject explores musical 'knowing' through the moving body – an embodied cognition approach. Through the development of movement and dance skills, students are provided with ways of demonstrating their musical understanding in response to a range of repertoire, including works by Australian composers, and students' own compositions. Literature, stories, dance and art works combine to develop rich scenarios for interpretation of musical ideas. Insights into musical learning through an embodied approach are analysed through neuroscientific and psychological research.

Subject learning objectives (SLOs)

a.	Develop movement and dance skills to demonstrate musical understanding; (GTS 2.1)
b.	Analyse literature that supports an embodied approach to learning about music; (GTS 1.2)
c.	Design and choreograph movement composition to reflect thematic stimulus; (GTS 2.1)
d.	Identify and apply contemporary Australian art music or devise own composition to relate to the movement composition and thematic stimulus; (GTS 2.1)
e.	Apply effective communication, with use of appropriate language, to describe composition process. (GTS 3.5)

Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)

This subject engages with the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs), which are tailored to the Graduate Attributes set for all graduates of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Employ contemporary technologies effectively for diverse purposes (GTS 2, 4) (1.5)
Analyse and synthesise research and engage in inquiry (GTS 3) (2.1)
Communicate effectively using diverse modes and technologies (GTS 2, 3, 4) (6.1)

Contribution to the development of graduate attributes

The subject addresses the following course intended learning objectives:

1. Professional Readiness
1.4 Act as a developer of learning with colleagues and possess collaborative skills (GTS 7)

2. Critical and Creative Inquiry
2.1 Analyse and synthesise research and engage in inquiry (GTS 3)
2.2 Make well-informed contributions to contemporary debates pertinent to education (GTS 3)

6. Effective Communication
6.1 Communicate effectively using diverse modes and technologies (GTS 2, 3, 4)

Teaching and learning strategies

This subject includes structured workshops, active movement and music skill development, collaborative and individual creative composition activities, individual research and engagement in assessment tasks that critically examine and apply current research in this area. Performance of in-class tasks will be critiqued by tutor and peers to provide ongoing formative feedback to students.

Content (topics)

Students will develop a knowledge of basic movement experiences involving the elements of Space, Energy, Time and Body, expressing the basic elements in music of Pitch, Duration, Tone Colour, Texture, Structure and Dynamics. This will be explored in tandem with Australian and contemporary musical repertoire, literature, art works and other materials. Underpinning the practice of design and choreography of movement with music will be analysis of Embodiment research and learning about music. These activities will develop their ability to move to express musical understanding and ideas, artistic integration, and how embodiment enriches and enhances learning in the Arts.

Assessment

Assessment task 1: Essay - Assessment Task 1 (individual) � Embodiment and Learning in Music.

Objective(s):

b and e

Weight:

40%

Length:

1500 words

Criteria linkages:

Criteria	Weight (%)	SLOs	CILOs
Clarity of description and understanding of EC and MNS	30	b	2.1
Depth of understanding through analysis of literature	30	b	2.1
Effectiveness of justification	30	e	6.1
Accuracy, clarity and cohesiveness of the written text, including accurate referencing	10	e	6.1

SLOs: subject learning objectives
CILOs: course intended learning outcomes

Assessment task 2: Assessment Task 2 (group) � Integrated artistic work.

Objective(s):

a, c, d and e

Weight:

60%

Criteria linkages:

Criteria	Weight (%)	SLOs	CILOs
Effectiveness of use of movement elements to design dance work (individual - the choreographer) Or Appropriateness of repertoire (individual - the musician) Or Depth of description (individual - the commentator)	50	c, d, e	6.1
Appropriateness of relationship of dance work, repertoire and stimulus (group)	25	c, d	6.1
Quality of the performance in terms of a well-rehearsed, organised and presented, polished work (group)	25	a	1.5

SLOs: subject learning objectives
CILOs: course intended learning outcomes

Minimum requirements

Attendance at all workshops is essential in this subject as learning, knowledge and development of skills is body-based, involves collaborative composition and discussion, and there is no substitute for these activities. A maximum of one workshop only can be missed, and students should advise the tutor in a timely manner if they are unable to attend. If a student misses more than one workshops, the individual component of Task 2 will not be assessed (UTS Rule 3.8). Both assessment tasks must be passed in order to fulfil all criteria to pass this subject.

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