Syllabus

Course Code: 818    Course Name: Group - II (vii) PEDAGOGY OFMUSIC

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 1. NATURE & SCOPE OF MUSIC
• A brief history of Indian Music.
• Need and importance of Music in secondary schools.
• Aims & Objectives of teaching Music in schools
• Co-relation of Music with other school subjects.
• Knowledge of Swaras and Sruti
• Blooms taxonomy of Instructional objectives
2 2. PEDAGOGICAL ANALYSIS AND LESSON PLANNING
• Content
- Swar
- Saptak
- Sruti
- Rhythm
- Taal

• Pedagogical Analysis: Following points should be followed for pedagogical analysis:
a) Identification of concept
b) Listing behavioral outcomes
c) Listing activities & experiments
d) Listing evaluation techniques

• Teaching Skills
- Skill of Introducing the lesson
- Skill of explaining
- Skill of stimulus Variation
- Skill of Questioning

• Need & Importance of Lesson Plan in Music.
3 3. TEACHING LEARNING RESOURCES AND PROCESSES
• Information about voice culture and Caryn‟s
• Possibilities of Notation for Indian Music.
• Motion and Rhythm in Music
• Importance of various Teaching Aids in Music.
• Qualities of Music Teachers: Gayak, Vadak and Vadykar.
• Importance of classical Music and suggestions for the popularization of classical Music.
4 4. APPROACHES AND EVALUATION IN TEACHING
• Methods of teaching Music
- Play way method
- Heuristic method
- Lecture-cum-Demonstration
- Geet Method
- Project Method

• Evaluation
- Meaning, importance and types of evaluation in Music
- Types of Evaluation techniques in Music
- Preparation of Blue print and construction of Achievement test.
5 Practicum/Sessionals
Any Two of the following :
• Every Candidate should be able to sing a fast Khyal or play a rezakhoni Gat with Tanas and Alaps or Jhala and Toras in each of the following Ragas: Bhupali, Bhairvi, Brindavani Sarag, Asawari, Bhimplashi, Malkauns, Kaffi.
• Every candidate should be able to sing or play a slow Khal (Vilambit Bara Khyal) or Masti Khayal Gat in Asawari and Malkauns Rag.
• The following Tals are required to be practiced in. Tha‟s and Dvigun Laya on Table: Teen Tal, Dadra, Juptal, Dharva, Ektal
• Tuning of the instrument for the instrument player and tuning of the Janpura for vocal music students.
• Candidate shall be able to read, write music notation either of Bhatkhande or Vishnu Digamber Pulskar.
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