96559 - Pedagogy and Didactics of Music

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student: - knows the history of Pedagogy and Didactics of music, also in relation to the History of music; - includes the contributions coming from the musicological disciplines and from various humanistic disciplines (philosophical, psycho-pedagogical, anthropological, sociological) to the modern conception of Pedagogy and Didactics of music; - learn some techniques of transposition of musical knowledge in terms of listening, production and History of music; - develop competences in the didactic planning of musical education learning unit aimed at understanding music in history and culture.

Course contents

PART I (first 30 hours)

The first part of the course will deal with the history of the Pedagogy and Didactics of Music, with particular attention to:

• the relationship with Musicology, on the one hand, and Education Sciences, on the other;

• the relationship between the History of music (history of art music);

• the interdisciplinary contributions from the various disciplines both musicological and humanistic (philosophical, psycho-pedagogical, anthropological, sociological) to the modern conception of Pedagogy and Didactics of music;

• the most advanced theories and methodologies of teaching in the field of music education.

 

PART II (second 30 hours)

The second part of the course will have an eminently laboratory character in which some practices of transposition of musical knowledge will be deepened: the teaching of listening, the teaching of production (performance, composition, improvisation), the teaching of the History of music. This will be done through specific tutorials led by tutors. The exercises will aim at the conception, design and implementation of a learning unit ideally aimed at students of various types and levels of schools. The exercises will be useful to develop competences in the didactic planning of musical education courses aimed at understanding music in history and culture.

 

PLEASE NOTE - Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities. It is suggested that they get in touch as soon as possible with the relevant University office (https://site [https://site/] .unibo.it/tudent-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en) and with the lecturer in order to seek together the most effective strategies for following the lessons and/or preparing for the examination.

Readings/Bibliography

1. C. Cuomo – G. La Face, Music Pedagogy in relation to Musicology and Educational Sciences: three areas of intervention, con G. La Face, «Arti Musices», vol. 51, 2020, p. 95-104 (la docente renderà disponibile questo titolo sulla piattaforma IOL).

2. G. La Face Bianconi – L. Bianconi, [http://musicadocta.unibo.it/article/view/4046], «Musica Docta. Rivista digitale di Pedagogia e Didattica della Musica», III, 2013, pp. 1-5. On line:

https://musicadocta.unibo.it/article/view/4046

Traduzione inglese: [http://musicadocta.unibo.it/article/view/4301], «Musica Docta. Rivista digitale di Pedagogia e Didattica della Musica», Transmission of Musical Knowledge: Constructing a European Citizenship, Special Issue, 2014, pp. 1-5. On line:

https://musicadocta.unibo.it/article/view/4301

3. G. La Face Bianconi, Il cammino dell’educazione musicale, in Educazione musicale e Formazione, Milano, FrancoAngeli, 2008, pp. 13-25.

4. C. Cuomo, Dall’ascolto all’esecuzione. Orientamenti per la Pedagogia e la Didattica della musica, Milano, FrancoAngeli, 2018.

5. C. Cuomo, Educazione musicale artistica nella prima infanzia, Introduzione al numero monografico sulla musica di «RELAdEI – Revista Latinoamericana de Educatión Infantil», X/1, 2021, in corso di pubblicazione.

6. M. Baldacci, La didattica generale come scienza dell’insegnamento, in «Musica e Storia», vol. XIV, n. 3, dicembre 2006, pp. 495-501.

7. G. La Face Bianconi, La didattica dell’ascolto, in «Musica e Storia», vol. XIV, n. 3, dicembre 2006, pp. 511-541.

8. C. Cuomo - M. R. De Luca, [http://musicadocta.unibo.it/article/view/4023], «Musica Docta. Rivista digitale di Pedagogia e Didattica della Musica», III, 2013, pp. 17-38. On line:

https://musicadocta.unibo.it/article/view/4023/3474.

9. Un articolo a scelta tratto dalla rivista «Musica Docta», dal volume 1 (2011) ad oggi:

• https://musicadocta.unibo.it/issue/archive.

PLEASE NOTE - For those not interested in Kindergarten, the bibliographic reference in point 5 can be replaced by another article, taken from the "Musica Docta" magazine, online (free access), chosen by the student, in addition to the article of your choice already contemplated in point 9: the articles of your choice will therefore become two.

For those wishing to delve deeper into the psycho-pedagogical and general didactic part, especially for the purposes of the thesis, the following are suggested:

- Cesare Cornoldi, Chiara Meneghetti, Angelica Moè, Claudia Zamperlin, Processi cognitivi, motivazione e apprendimento, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2018;

- Patrizia Scelleri e Felice Carugati, Introduzione alla Psicologia dell'educazione, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2020.

Teaching methods

The course takes place through lectures, which for some in-depth areas will also see the collaboration of some experts.

In the second part, with a laboratory character, exercises will be held, prepared by specific meetings, under the guidance of tutors.

Assessment methods

For the exam, students must:

1. hold a conference lasting 15 minutes (equal to 9,000 characters, including spaces, if written in writing), on a theme (i.e. a title) chosen by the candidate and introduced, before the presentation, by at least four concepts - key to be declared to the teacher and on which the student has based the preparation of the conference. Even within the framework of the chosen theme, in the preparation of the conference the student will take into account all the examination Bibliography;

2. present a short piece of Western art music and explain how they would introduce students of Early Childhood, Primary or Secondary School to it, level I or II (structural as well as functional and contextual understanding).

For this test, students who have difficulty preparing it are invited to get in touch with the teacher (in time!), who can also entrust them to specific tutors;

3) report on a concert or show of art music they have recently attended: they are required to sit the examination bringing the concert program (a point on the exam score will be removed for those who do not present themselves with the concert program).To pass this test, students shall:

- historically contextualize the piece;

- describe the overall structure of the piece or focus only one part (e.g. Sonata, Symphony, or individual movements);

- critically evaluate the execution: in this regard, they are invited to carefully prepare the listening from a structural, formal and historical-critical point of view before the concert.

The final examination for the four-year DAMS students will be based on the entire syllabus.

DAMS/Music students attending Musical Pedagogy, who have completed the practical exercises and obtained the relevant certificate, will be exempted from point 2.

It will be assessed as excellent/good the performance of those students achieving an organic vision of the course contents, the use of a proper specific language, the originality of the reflection as well as the familiarity with the tolls for analysing the Musical Pedagogy.

It will be assessed as discrete the performance of those students showing mostly mechanical or mnemonic knowledge of the subject, not articulated synthesis and analysis capabilities, a correct but not always appropriate language, as well as a scholastic study of the Musical Pedagogy. It will be assessed as barely sufficient the performance of those students showing learning gaps, inappropriate language, lack of knowledge of the Musical Pedagogy. It will be assessed as insufficient the performance of those students showing learning gaps, inappropriate language, no orientation within the recommended bibliography and inability to analyse the Musical Pedagogy.

PLEASE NOTE - Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities. It is necessary to contact the relevant University office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en ) with ample time in advance: the office will propose some adjustments, which must in any case be submitted 15 days in advance to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of these in relation to the teaching objectives.

Teaching tools

Any teaching materials will be gradually added to the IOL platform during the course.

Office hours

See the website of Carla Cuomo