LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Dėstymas; Konservatorija; Lietuvių muzika; Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademija; Mokymo dalykai; Moodle sistema; Muzikinė kalba; Muzikos kalba; Muzikos kalbos kursas; Muzikos pedagogika; Muzikos teorija; Conservatory; Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre; Lithuanian music; Moodle system; Musc theory, subject Music language; Music language; Music theory; Musical language; Teaching; Teaching music; Teaching subjects.
ENProcess of teaching of the Music Language course consists of theory, history and practice of music. These disciplines were taught separately until 1981 and according to the new methodology, that has been formed at the Department of Music Theory, the decision concerning unity of these related courses was adopted. This new course is prepared for the students of various performers specialities, for example, for string, wind, piano, folk music instruments, choir conductors, opera singers. The Music Language course includes these main parts of the theory and history of musical periods: Middle Ages & Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism, Romanticism and Modern Music of the 20th-21th Centuries. During this five-semester course students acquire theoretical knowledge of musical forms, counterpoint and the analysis of harmony. The lecture consists of three main parts: 1. The theory is presented by the lecturer; 2. Students do practical tasks - create reconstructions of different musical styles using the computer program Sibelius while supervised by the lecturer; 3. Students present their individual PowerPoint analysis of a musical composition, related with the course. These analyses include parts of theory, scanned note texts, links to the sound records from internet and examples of fine arts of a particular period. This third part of the lecture is essential for the students, because one of the criteria of evaluation is the activity during seminars and lectures. In addition, every student is obliged to do homework: to create a musical composition, according to the requirements of different musical periods.The materials of teaching of the Music Language course are uploaded in the Moodle system. The internet course of the Music Language Middle Ages. Renaissance consists of theoretical part with note examples, videos and tests. The materials of other courses, such as Baroque, Classicism, Romanticism and Modern Music of 20th-21th Centuries, uploaded in Moodle system at this time are less comprehensive. Moodle system is used during examinations, at the end of each course. In year 2013 the author of this article prepared tests in the Moddle system. The students were examinated using computers at a computer class. Various homeworks (analyses in PowerPoint program, own music composition examples) were uploaded by students until the examination day into Moddle system folders, created for the homework of the Music Language course. The tests are evaluated by the computer system. Each student can see his or her test results. The results of the whole course are graphically displayed to the lecturer. This way the lecturer is able to evaluate the academic record of the students. The course, uniting both theoretical and practical aspects, grants theoretical erudition as well as practical knowledge that are essential to the future professionals. [From the publication]