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Early Childhood Music EducationLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: KP00BA90

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Responsible person

  • Leena Kangastalo

Objective

Course competences:
You acquire, process, evaluate, and critically and appropriately apply knowledge, principles, theories, and methods of your field.

You are familiar with the key teaching methods of group guidance as well as the learning materials and are able to appropriately select, apply and develop them.
You can use digital learning environments as both a student and a teacher.

Course outcomes:
After the course, you can use and apply methods of music education (singing, playing, movement, dance, listening and integration of art subjects) when planning and implementing experiential music activities in groups of expectant mothers and young children and parents.
You are familiar with the general and musical development of a child under 3 years and the basics of music education.
You will learn to understand the importance of supporting a child’s holistic development and the importance of supporting musical interaction between parent and child in early childhood music education.
You know how to plan and implement goal-oriented music education activities in accordance with the goals of early childhood music education.
You will learn to evaluate and develop your theoretical and practical skills as well as your guidance skills in teaching.

Content

Goals and methods of early childhood music education.
General and musical development of a child under 3 years..
Basics of music education for the period of pregnancy.
Goal-oriented music and art education for children under the age of 3 and their families.

Qualifications

You have learned about the basics of music education, early childhood music education or early childhood education.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

PASS: You know how to use and apply the ways of music education in practice.
You know the main features of the general and musical development of a child under three years.
You know the basics of music education. You understand the importance of supporting the holistic development of the child and the musical interaction between a parent and a child.
You will plan and implement goal-oriented music lessons for the families.