Objectives and competences

The objective of this course is to deepen students’ basic musical-theoretical knowledge and to upgrade the basics of playing Orff and keyboard instruments. Knowledge and skills gradually escalate to aesthetic vocal-instrumental performances and interpretations. Students use their compositional and design knowledge in their own musical creativity. They are trained to conduct pupils’ vocal, instrumental and vocal-instrumental ensembles, while working at the school.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• Musical theory: deepening the knowledge needed to understand and analyse musical material and create instrumental accompaniments. • Design of instrumental accompaniments (one voice and polyphonic accompaniment, harmonic accompaniment). • Independent management of vocal, instrumental and vocal-instrumental groups. • Performance analysis. • Enhancing the technique of playing keyboard instruments and Orff instruments. • Own musical creativity (independent creation of shorter melodic-rhythmic patterns, songs, compositions and musical fairy tales).

Learning and teaching methods

• lab work • musical practicing • creating • individual musical problems solving • reflection • discussion • case studies (analysis of musical works) • explanation • evaluation of musical performances

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: • use the acquired knowledge in mastering musical skills, • perform musical content skilfully and aesthetically, • fluently read the notes of simple children's songs, • show a degree of originality in their own musical creativity, • form and use/perform various harmonic accompaniments on the piano.

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Readings

Skladbe iz slovenske in svetovne literature ter didaktične zbirke za pouk glasbe v osnovni šoli (poudarek na novejših izdajah, mlajših od 5 let). / Compositions from Slovene and world literature and didactic collections for musical lessons in primary school (emphasis on newer editions under 5 years of age). Borota, B. (2015). Osnove teorije glasbe in oblikoslovja za učitelje in vzgojitelje (Dopolnjena izd., str. 167). Univerzitetna založba Annales. Didaktična zbirka Mali glasbeniki 1-5. Kovačič, B. (ur.) (2025). Širjenje obzorij o poučevanju glasbe. Univerza v Mariboru, Univerzitetna založba. doi: 10.18690/um.pef.x.2025

Prerequisits

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