COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRESCHOOL MUSIC EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZK 5005 PRESCHOOL MUSIC EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Music Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BANU ÖZEVIN

Offered to

Music Teacher Education

Course Objective

To be able to plan music lessons which can support the preschool children s cognitive, psychologic and kinesthetic development.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows general and musical characteristics of preschool child.
2   Understands the contribution of music to the preschool child.
3   Plans music activities by using methods and approaches which are used in preschool education.
4   Plans music activities by making connections between music, movement and game.
5   Recognises the characteristics of the songs which are used in preschool period and to plan music activities by using these songs.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General and musical characteristics of preschool child
2 Music and music education in preschool period.
3 Fröbel, Montessori, Waldorf, Regio Emilia approaches
4 Creativity education in Preschool Period
5 The importance of the game in preschool period.
6 Connection between games and music
7 Relationship between music, movement and game
8 Mid term exam
9 The general characteristics of the songs and song teaching techniques
10 The importance of improvisation
11 Improvisation
12 Musical dramatization
13 Musical dramatization
14 Musical dramatization
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Senemoğlu, N. (2007). Gelişim ve Öğrenme, Ankara: Gönül Yayıncılık.
2- Çakıroğlu Wilbrandt, E. (2009). Maria Montessori Yöntemiyle Çocuk Eğitimi Sanatı, Istanbul: Sistem Yayıncılık. 3- Açıkgöz, K. Ü. (2003). Aktif Öğrenme, Izmir: Kanyılmaz Matbaası.
4- Bachmann, M. L. (1993). Dalcroze Today, Oxford University Pres: USA.
5- Bilen, S. (1995). Işbirlikli Öğrenmenin Müzik Öğretimi ve Güdüsel Süreçler Üzerindeki Etkileri, Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Izmir.
6- Bilen, S., Özevin, B., Canakay, E. U. (2009). Orff Destekli Etkinliklerle Müzik Eğitimi: CD `li, Ankara: Müzik Eğitimi Yayınları.
7- Özevin, B. , Bilen, S. (2011). Yaratıcı Dans, Ankara: Müzik Eğitimi Yayınları.
8- Warner, B. (1991). Orff-Schulwerk, Applications for the Classroom. ABD: Prentice-Hall Inc.
9- Storms,J, (1995). 101 Music Games for Children. ABD: Hunter House.
10- Choksy, L. Teaching Music in the Twentieth Century.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, discussion, cooperative learning, Orff-Schulwerk Müzik ve Hareket Eğitimi, Dalcroze Yöntemi, Kodaly Yöntemi.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Class attendance, exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

banu.ozevin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Group homework preperation 1 6 6
In-class practices 3 1 3
Preparation for task-end progress evaluation 2 6 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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