Conservatoires and Descriptors

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Conservatoires and Descriptors

• Martin Prchal Ester Tomasi
• European Association of Conservatoires (AEC)
• ERASMUS Thematic Network for Music Polifonia

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Who are we?

• AEC European association of more than 240
  professional music training institutions
• Aims to promote European cooperation and to
  address European issues
• Projects in SOCRATES, ERASMUS MUNDUS, EU/USA,
  eCONTENT, CULTURE 2000, LEONARDO programmes
• Main office in Utrecht (NL)

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Background

• Changes in the music profession
• Importance of recognition of qualifications is
  increasing
• Important to keep the initiative special
  characteristics must be taken into account

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Characteristics of music education

• Individual character 1-to-1 teaching
• LLL character of music certain entrance level to
  HE required
• Broad range of skills takes time to develop
• Relationship to research (3rd cycle!)

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What have we done?

• Dublin/Polifonia descriptors
• Learning outcomes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd cycles in
  music study

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Polifonia/Dublin Descriptors

• Polifonia Tuning and 3rd cycle working groups
  start 2005 to develop PDD
• Aim Orientation for the further development of
  the music sector learning outcomes

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1 Shared Dublin descriptors for Short Cycle,
First Cycle, Second Cycle and Third Cycle Awards,
previously referred to as bachelors, masters
and doctoral awards. 2 Alternative title as
proposed by the Joint Quality Initiative Meeting,
in Dublin, on 23 March 2004 3 Defined in
Glossary 1.

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Polifonia/Dublin Descriptors

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AEC Learning Outcomes

• Start formulation 2002 for project Effects of
  the Bologna Declaration on Professional Music
  Training in Europe
• In continuous review process since 2004
• Initially 2 cycles, in Polifonia 3rd cycle
  included
• Integrated in Tuning template

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What will we do next? (I)

• In the ERASMUS TN for Music Polifonia
• Dissemination throughout the sector
• Validation by the profession
• Compatibility with EQF
• Links to pre-higher education levels in music
• 3rd cycle
• Publish handbooks on role of learning outcomes in
  credit point systems, curriculum development and
  internal quality assurance in music study

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What will we do next? (II)

• In the AEC project Accreditation in European
  Professional Music Training
• Development of subject specific criteria and
  procedure for national procedures and review
  programme at European level
• DPPs and Learning Outcomes being used in this
  process

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What will we do next? (III)

• AEC ERASMUS MUNDUS project Mundus Musicalis
• International comparability through collection of
  information on learning/programme outcomes and
  quality assurance in US, Canada, Korea, Japan,
  Australia, Brazil and Argentina

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European developments in Higher Music Education

• www.aecinfo.org
• www.polifonia-tn.org
• www.bologna-and-music.org
• www.doremifasocrates.org