Allgemeine Instrumentaldidaktik A

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Subject according curriculum

General Instrumental Pedagogy

Teachers

Prof. Hans Georg Spiegel

Scope

Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Start date: October 13, 2026

Room

Fanny Hensel Saal

Duration

1.5 Semesterwochenstunden

Description

Fundamentals of Instrumental Pedagogy with a Practical Focus:
Lesson Planning
Structure of Instrumental Lessons
Musicality Tests: Sense or Nonsense?
Group Lessons
Communication
The Role of the Teacher
Body, Breathing, Posture
Alternative Teaching Methods
Motivation
Practice
Areas of Instrumental Learning
Reading Music
Intonation/Tone
Talent/Giftedness
Teaching Adults
Improvisation/Composition

Literature

Anselm Ernst, Teaching and Learning in Instrumental Music Education (Schott)
Ulrich Mahlert (ed.), Playing and Teaching (Schott), Handbook of Practice (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Manfred Spitzer *Music in the Mind* (Schattauer)
Daniel L. Kohut/Heinz Fadle *Making Music* (Die blaue Eule)
Heiner Gembris *Fundamentals of Musical Talent: Talent and Development* (Wißner)
Joachim-Ernst Behrend, *Nada Brahma—The World Is Sound*
Hans-Günther Bastian (ed.), *Understanding Music: Artistic Training and Identity Formation* (Schott)
Renate Klöppel The Art of Making Music (Schott)
Gerhard Mantel Simply Practicing; Interpretation (Schott)
Wolfgang Rüdiger The Musical Breath; The Musical Body (Nepumuk)
Juliane Ribke and Michael Dartsch (eds.) Facets of Elementary Music Education (Con Brio)
Robert Sapolsky Violence and Compassion—The Biology of Human Behavior (Hanser Verlag 2017)

Credits

2 Creditpoints

Comments

Course A: Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. — all students with basic knowledge of German

The course will be held in person. German will be used as the primary language, with English as a supplement.

Modules

Vermittlungsmodul 2 IP, Vermittlungsmodul 2 Instrumente, Wahlmodul freie Wahl (alle Studiengänge)