Music and Performing Arts Education MA

This module introduces you to the breadth and range of pedagogic theories and approaches which underpin the philosophies of teaching and learning in music and performing arts education; taking into account the diversity of both the discipline and the 21st-century student.

Through a detailed lecture series, you will explore different theories of teaching and learning, contrasting approaches to learning, and the development of theories, models and practices in music and performing arts education.

The aims of this module are to provide an overview of relevant and current creative ways to develop workshop activities; offer practical experience in creating and delivering a wide range of workshop activities through solo and collaborative efforts; and present opportunities to reflect, defend and improve on your material and your practical experiences.

This module focuses on the work undertaken in the field of 1:1 or small group teaching; a key income provider for many involved in music and performing arts education.

This involves specific focus on teaching techniques and approaches for these settings, which are often determined by the specific skill sets required to be taught through this form of delivery, as well as the expectations and the needs of the learners.

The module comprises an initial series of lectures and workshops designed to enhance your understanding and practice of delivering creative music and performing arts workshops in a variety of educational and community settings.

Following the initial sessions, you will be supported to deliver a series of three progressive workshops in a setting which can be negotiated to take into consideration specific areas of interest and research. Other modules on the course will undoubtedly support the discussions and decisions on selecting an appropriate setting.

This module focuses on the crucial area of business skills within music and performing arts education, and through a detailed lecture series, you will develop and understand appropriate, advanced entrepreneurial skills.

These skills concern not only the formation and successful, sustained operation of a self-employed career, but, additionally, the intricacies involving sub-contracted work with arts education franchises, as well as designing relevant and inclusive advertising, recruitment and retention strategies.

This module will consist of weekly video lectures and in-person seminars with PG staff and will support the development of your research and provide opportunities to explore in-depth the links between practice and theory.

Seminars and group tutorials and peer group presentations provide opportunities for dialogue and interaction and are used to collectively review work in progress, discuss findings and debate issues. Through the module, you will explore primary and secondary methods of research and its design to build your practice, knowledge and in-depth understanding of current debates that inform contemporary practice.

The aim of this module is to conduct a sustained piece of individual research related to a particular specialism.

The module allows you an opportunity to devise and execute an ambitious and personal, self-managed piece of written work, or artistic product equivalent, that expands and enhances the knowledge and many of the skills acquired during the course. It allows you to explore and research some of these ideas and techniques in a more focused and detailed way. The exact brief is up to the individual, but a named project supervisor will guide you.