Integration of Music and MovementLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The students develop their own musical gymnastics skills.They are familiar with children's musical gymnastics and children's dance goals and contents. They have developed their own abilities to plan and guide children group activity. The student know different fields and pedagogical principles of children's dance and the basics of creating a choreography. The students are able to evaluate and develop gymnastics skills and have abilities for continuing learning.

Content

The studetns own musical gymnastics skills and expression by the means of dance.

Qualifications

The students are familiar with the principles of music education and understand the diverse conceptions in connection with music learning. They are familiar with the points of departure in the musical education of 3 - 5 years old children; they understand the significance of general and musical development, the planning of musical activity and its implementation. The students know how to use different work habits and methods in planning and inmplementing musical activity as concerns, for example, age groups.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Pass (S)
The students show their own musical-gymnastic skills according to their ability by takin part in diverse exercises. They understand the goals of children gymnastics and dancing in their many-sidedness, and are able to evidence them in planning and implementation of activity for children groups. They know children dances in their various areas, the pedagogical principles and the basics of coreography. The students are able to evaluate and develop their gymnastic abilities and to develop further.



Fail (0) The students fail to achieve the minimum requirements necessary for passing.