Curriculum
The Music Education Institute of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EAMT) is responsible for implementing the following programmes:
· A Bachelor music education study programme;
· A one-year Master music education study programme:
· A Doctoral music pedagogy study programme.
Programme’s Name | Years | ECTS | Qualification |
1. Music education (BA) | 4 | 240 | Bachelor of Arts in Education; BA (Bachelor of Educational Science) |
2. Music education (MA) | 1 | 60 | Master of Arts in Education; MA (Master of Educational Sciences) |
3. Music pedagogy (PhD) | 4 | 240 | Doctor of Philosophy; PhD |
Table 1: Curricula in the EAMT
The general objective of all three levels of this study programme is to prepare teachers to be:
· competent and capable in many areas of music to be able to direct people`s musical development;
· competent to create conditions for the development of the individual as a whole, using music as a tool;
· open to self-development – meaning that they have well developed powers of reflexive and critical (including self-analytical) thinking.
Other competences cited in the general objective are the following:
· Practical competence in the area of music;
· Competence in the area of educational sciences;
· Philosophical and reflexive competence;
· Intellectual or cognitive competence.
Both the Bachelor degree programme and the one-year Master degree programme consist of four content modules:
· Courses in Educational Science;
· Courses in Music Performance;
· Courses in Music Theory and History;
· Courses in Social Sciences and Humanities.
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Students specialising in music education are required to have multifaceted musical abilities, prerequisites and interest in working as a music teacher at a general educational school, a wide general cultural outlook, a healthy vocal apparatus and singing skills. Curriculum for Bachelors degree programme at the EAMT:
1. Courses in Educational Science | School Music Didactics, Pedagogical Practice I-II, Pedagogical Philosophy, Pedagogy of C. Orff, Methods of Z. Kodaly, Bachelors Exam, Education Science (Learning Stiles), Educational Theory, The Psychology of Learning |
2. Courses in Music Performance | Choral Conducting I, II, III; Choral Training I, II; Mixed Choir and Work with Choir I, II; Jazz Rhythmic, Arrangement, Instrumental Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, Practical Training in Ensemble Leadership, Main Instrument of Rhythm Music, Percussion Instruments, Piano, Free Accompaniment, Vocal Studies, Fundamentals of Student Voice Formation |
3. Courses in Music Theory and History | Jazz Theory and Solfeggio, History of Jazz and Pop Music, Solfeggio, Relative Solfeggio, Harmony, Introduction to the History of Music, History of Early Music, History of Music in the 19th Century, Estonian Music, Introduction to the Estonian Folk Music, Analysis |
4. Courses in Social Sciences and Humanities | Introduction to Philosophy, Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to the University Studies |
Table 2: Compulsory courses
1. Courses in Educational Science – to be selected as a minimum of 8 ECTS | Active Music Teaching Methods, Musical Education for he Elderly, Communication Psychology, Creativeness Psychology, History of School Music in Estonia, Alternative Pedagogic, Overview of Estonian Music-Pedagogical Literature, Human Philosophy, Child Philosophy in Literature and Everyday Life |
2. Courses in Music Performance – to be selected as a minimum 11 ECTS | Coral Conducting, Mixed Choir and Work with Choir III-IV, Methods of Choral Work, Methods and Practice for Teaching Choral Disciplines, Gregorian Chant, Arrangement II, Instrumental Ensemble II, Vocal Ensemble II, Additional Instrument I, Main Instrument of Rhythm Music II, Piano, Voice Improvisation I-II, Basic Course in Amplification of Ensembles, Vocal Studies II, Methods for Teaching Piano Playing, Pedagogical Practice I |
3. Courses in Music Theory and History – to be selected as a minimum as 5 ECTS | Theoretical Knowledge of Orchestral Instruments, Vocal Solfeggio, Modernism and Music Theatre, Music Criticism, Music Psychology |
4. Courses in Social Sciences and Humanities – to be selected as a minimum as 3 ECTS | English, History of Civilization, History of Art, Sources and Search of Information, Music in Film – Introduction, Introduction to Culture Project Management |
Table 3: Elective Courses
MASTER OF ARTS
The objectives of the Master’s study programme are the following, based on the general objective of the study programme as a whole:
· In the research branch: to develop integrative thinking through a work of research and to support the development of a teacher-researcher;
· In the pedagogical branch: to promote the development of a music teacher with high practical competence in the field of music, also possessing powers of integrative thinking.
The curriculum consists of a Master thesis and Master studies with the following make up of ECTS:
· Compulsory Courses (41 ECTS);
· Elective Courses (16 ECTS);
· Free Elective Courses (3 ECTS).
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
The aim of the doctorate program in Music pedagogy is to produce the next generation of scholars in the field and to train future music higher educational institution lecturers. The curriculum consists of a doctoral dissertation and doctoral studies with the following make up of ECTS:
· Compulsory Courses (219 ECTS including the doctoral dissertation with 180 ECTS);
· Elective Courses (12 ECTS);
· Free Elective Courses (9 ECTS).