Sound Progressions 2008/9
Information for Course Candidates, Education Authorities, Pre-school Leaders, Staff , Parents and other interested parties
Sound Progressions is a Certificate Course in Primary Music Education. The course is designed to train class, instrumental and specialist teachers to help children aged 5-11 develop their musical potential. It is built upon the principles advocated by Zoltan Kodály and is related to the National Curriculum Programmes of Study for Key Stages One and Two. It is run by the British Kodály Academy and accredited by Roehampton University. Successful candidates will be awarded a Certificate of Professional Development in Primary Music Education.
Starts 10 August 2008, completes in May 2009
COURSE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT
Module 1: Intensive full-time tuition for seven days at the BKA summer school will include the development of knowledge, understanding and experience in the following areas:
- musicianship and practical methodology
- teaching skills
- appropriate materials and activities
- song analysis
- Kodály philosophy
- working with children with Special Educational Needs
A reading list and course booklet is sent to students before the Summer School
Module 2: Self-study with the support of an assigned tutor plus two one day seminars in the autumn and spring terms to further develop the following areas:
- preparing, delivering and assessing music lessons
- reflecting on and evaluating own teaching skills
- observing and monitoring children’s musical development
- relating own practice and children’s musical development to Kodály principles and to National Curriculum Programmes of Study
- researching and selecting a song repertoire
ASSESSMENT
Progress will be monitored throughout the course. The final assessment day will be in the early part of the summer term. Students will be expected to complete four tasks from both modules, submit a full song collection and include evidence of planning and evaluation of lessons. Students will produce a video recording of about 20-25 minutes of their work with children demonstrating personal skills, musical and pedagogical, and the ability to plan and deliver well-paced, well-structured and engaging activities that foster children’s musical development. The presentation will be accompanied by a written plan and self assessment of the session.
TUTORS
Tutors on the course will include:
Márta Szabó: International Kodály Musicianship specialist
Cyrilla Rowsell: Primary music specialist and award-winning Choral Director
David Vinden: Kodály Musicianship and Methodology specialist
COURSE COST
It is strongly recommended that prospective students explore the possibility of support from their employers, prospective employers, LEA’s, or other trusts or funding sources known to the students.
The BKA will assist by spacing out the payments.
Tuition costs
to the BKA: £1090.00Registration fees
to Roehampton University: £360.00Board
at the Summer School, or nearby, and subsistence for the final assessment session: £350.00Total: £1800.00
Spaced payments: 1st week June: £360; Summer School: £700; October: £370; January: £370.
Download and print an Application Form (223kb Adobe PDF document)
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