How Music Affects UsLaajuus (10 ECTS)

Objective

The student understands how music affects us in many ways and how that relates to learning music and enhancing well-being. The student can apply this knowledge when constructing activities for music learning in group situations. They are also able to recognise additional individual needs of how to support learning and recognise the pedagogical actions and approaches this requires. The student’s professional pedagogical practice is gradually constructed utilising various ways of creative and artistic expression, composition and improvisation early on in musical learning with the people they work with. They are able to focus on opening possibilities for learning in music and base their practice on learner-centred approach. They are able to reflect on the knowledge they encounter critically linking theoretical and practical knowledge about music education and to use this process in building their pedagogical thinking onwards.

Content

Learning occurs through participatory and creative group work, lectures, discussions, guided assignments both individually and in small groups, learning diary, written assignments based on literature and participation in the projects in collaboration with working life. The cornerstones are facilitated reflection and sharing one´s experiences in the group of peers.

Qualifications

See competence goals for the Music Supporting Daily Life in Families and Communities course. Individual assignments or learning tracks can be created according to recognised prior experiential learning.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment is based on continuous evaluation of group work, given assignments, participation in the projects and the achieved learning in accordance with the learning outcomes of the course.