Curriculum
The Music teacher training course (Bachelor) lasts 4 years; 8 semesters; 120 weeks. In each of the four years, students must acquire 60 credit points. The curriculum contents of the Music teacher training courses are presented in tables 1 and 2. The proportions of ECTS between general subject fields are presented in graphs 1 and 2.
Subject field | Fields | Obligatory | Optional |
Artistic subjects | Choral conducting, Score playing, Choir, Singing, Gregorian chant, Piano, Improvisation, Instrumental group play | X |
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Gregorian chant (*2nd year) |
| X | |
Music theory and history | Solfeggio, Composition technique (counterpoint), Composition technique (harmony), Composition technique (music-forms analysis), Composition technique 20. century, Music acoustics, History of world music, History of Slovene music, Special lectures in music history, Music around the world, Ethnomusicology, Multimedia (music and computer science) | X |
|
Music for the film, Jazz, Musical literature [2] |
| X | |
Psychology, Pedagogy and adult education with methodology, General music didactics [3], Special music didactics [4], Pedagogical practice (classroom learning and teaching, combined practice according to a yearly schedule) | X |
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Table 1: Curriculum contents of the Music teacher training course at the Academy of Music (University of Ljubljana)
Research work is incorporated in all main subject fields.
Subject field | Fields | Obligatory | Optional |
Artistic subjects | Conducting, Score playing, Choir, Singing, Piano, Second instrument, Basso continuo and Improvisation | X |
|
Music theory and history | Solfeggio, Composition technique (counterpoint), Composition technique (harmony), Music-forms with analysis, Composition technique 20. century, Acoustics, Electro Acoustics, History of music, Instruments and basic instrumentation, Musical literature, History of Art, Ethnomusicology, Multimedia | X | |
Pedagogical | · Pedagogy, Didactics, Musical didactics, Introduction in to the methodology of scientific researching, Psychology · Pedagogical practice is integrated into the subject Musical didactics. | X | |
| Chosen subject in the second, third and fourth year of study | ||
Table 2: Curriculum contents of the Music teacher training course at the Faculty of Arts (University of Maribor)
- Graph 1: Proportions of credit points between general subject fields
- Graph 2: Proportions of credit points between general subject fields
The class teacher course (Bachelor) lasts 4 years; 8 semesters; 120 weeks. In each of the four years, students must acquire 60 credit points. The class teacher curriculum consists of a range of pedagogic subjects and technical-theoretical subjects including special didactics. At the Faculty of Education (University of Ljubljana) teaching training includes the basic principles of the following subject areas: Slovene language and Literature, Natural Science and Craft, Social Studies, Mathematics, Music, Art and Sports. A classroom teacher must also possess knowledge of philosophy, pedagogy, psychology and sociology, as well as basic methods of research work. Musical subjects are presented in Table 3.
| Obligatory | Optional |
Vocal-instrumental subjects | X |
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Music contents | X |
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Didactics of music education | X |
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Choir and choral conducting |
| X |
Optional module: music |
| X |
Table 3: Musical subjects in the class teacher curriculum (Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana)
In total the undergraduate programme consists of 3165 core hours (240 ECTS) there are 240 core hours of musical subjects which means 7.6% of the total hours (45 ECTS) or 18.7% of the total ECTS.
In total, the undergraduate programme consists of 3225 core and optional hours (240 ECTS) there are 480 core and optional hours of musical subjects which means 14.9% of the total hours (45 ECTS) or 18,7% of the total ECTS. Those students who finish the choral-conducting course (an additional 60 hours among optional subjects) obtain a certificate of qualification for conducting choirs at the initial level of primary school.
- Graph 3: Proportions of credit points between subject fields on the class teacher course
