MusicMAinMusicEduca,on:InstrumentalandVocalTeaching

www.york.ac.uk/music

TheMAinMusicEduca,onhelpsstudentstodeveloppedagogicalskillsbydrawingonanddeepeningtheirexis,ngprac,calexperienceasinstrumental/vocalteachers.Studentshavetheopportunitytoadvancetheirtheore,calunderstandingofinstrumental/vocalteaching,strategiesforreflec,veprac,ce,andresearchenterprise.Theseareallskillsthatwillenhancestudents’employability.

ThecourseisledbyDrElizabethHaddonLRSM.Herresearchoninstrumentalpedagogyhasbeenpublishedinpeer-reviewedjournalsandinhertwoco-editedvolumesoncrea,vity.Inaddi,ontoheracademicwork,shealsohasconsiderableexperienceofprivatestudioinstrumentalteaching,asapiano,violin,andmusictheoryteacher.

DeliveringthecoursealongsideherareDrNaomiNortonandDrRichardPowell.Naomi’sporPolioincludesmusiceduca,onresearch,withspecialistexper,serela,ngtomusicians’healthandwell-being,andeduca,onalworkasTeachingAr,stwithInHarmonyOperaNorth.DrRichardPowellisaviolinist,teacher,andresearcherspecialisinginmusicanalysis.

Formoreinforma,onandhelpwithanapplica,onvisitwww.york.ac.uk/music/postgraduateoremailPostgraduateAdministratorGillyHowegilly.howe@york.ac.uk

“Thiscourseisperfectforanymusicianwishingtohonetheirteachingskills.ThereissomuchtobeingagoodteacherthatI

didn’tknowaboutbeforedoingthiscourse.Understandingeffec>vepedagogyhas

mademyteachingallthemorerewarding.Thisunique,intellectuallys>mula>ngandfascina>ngcourse,withthehelpofthecourseleader,hashelpedmesecure

teachingjobsandbuildupaplethoraofprivatepupils”–Ka>e,recentMAgraduate

COURSESTRUCTUREStudentspar,cipateinseminarsandprac,calsessionsinwhichtheyhavetheopportunitytoteachothersandtoreceivefeedbackontheirteaching.Regularmee,ngswithcoursetutorsenablestudentstodiscusstheirprogressandprepareworkforassessment,whichincludesbothwriUenandprac,calwork.ThefinalsubmissionconsistsofeitheranextendedessayoraporPoliooflessonspluscommentaries.

Studentshaveopportuni,estoengageinthemanyensembleandperformanceac,vi,esonofferinthisvibrantmusicdepartment,andareencouragedtotakeadvantageofstudyspacesincludingthelibraryanddedicatedpostgraduateworkingspaces.

OUTCOMESTheacademicqualifica,onandexperiencegainedthroughthisprogrammeenhancesstudents’employabilityinacompe,,veinterna,onalfield.Theprogrammehelpsstudentstodevelopskillsvitalforengaginginawiderangeofeduca,onalac,vi,es,includingstudioandins,tu,onalteaching.Italsoequipsstudentsforfurtheracademicstudy;graduateshavegoneontopursuedoctoralresearchaswellasavarietyofotherrelatedqualifica,ons.

Weeklyseminarsexploreareasofinstrumentalandvocalpedagogyincluding:• thepupil-teacher-parentrela,onship• ourmo,va,onsasteachers• professionalconcernsandobliga,ons• teachingmaterials• workingwithstudentsofdifferentagesandabili,es,includingspecialneeds

• learningandteachingapproaches• learnermo,va,on• teachingpar,cularskillsincludingprac,ce,aural,sight-reading,improvisa,on,techniqueandrepertoire

• understandingthedevelopmentofexper,se• workingwithgroups• preparingstudentsforperformance• usingtechnologyinteaching• promo,ngmusician’shealthandwell-being• workingcrea,velyandcompassionatelywithothers.

MODULESAutumnTermModule1:Effec,vePedagogyModule2:One-to-oneteaching(Beginner)SpringTermModule3:TeachingtechniquesModule4:One-to-oneteaching(Intermediate)SummerTermModule5:EnhancedteachingskillsModule6:One-to-oneteaching(Advanced)SummerPeriod(June–September)Module7:Independentstudymodulecomprisinganextendedessay,oraporPolioofrecordedlessonsaccompaniedbyawriUencommentary.