Assessment / Examination
Below is an example of how assessment and examinations are organized in one of the institutes (the Royal Conservatoire). This approach is more or less the same in all institutes.
Entrance examination | Artistic and musical levels are shown in a recital and theory test (e.g. aural skills and musical understanding). General pedagogical skills and attitude are shown through an interview and practice situation (good communication and presentation skills). The examination consists of: · an interview; · a recital; · a test (aural skills and musical understanding); · a group task which assesses communication, presentation and didactic skills (Every candidate has to work with the group e.g. sing a song, explain a musical matter). The balance of requirements is 50% artistic/musical and 50% pedagogical/didactic/generic. |
Examinations during the course of study | Assessments for the subjects occur in different forms: written coursework, teaching portfolio, observed teaching, recital, presentation |
Final examination | · A public recital which shows musical skills · A public presentation which shows the knowledge and understanding of music pedagogy (relevant issues, concepts of music education). The product can be a modest research, a didactic product, literature study etc. The content of the presentation should have relevance in relation to the practice of music education. The student has to present for 25 minutes and afterwards is interviewed publicly by a jury (for 20 minutes) · Observed teaching and teaching portfolio |