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Music Education

Master’s degree

Applications

IPCB, the Higher Education Admissions Office provides all the necessary information regarding access to higher education. Below, you can find important details and the office’s contact information.

Office Hours: Monday to Thursday: 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM and 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM. || Friday: 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM (closed in the afternoon)

About the Course

The Master's in Music Education is designed for those seeking professional qualifications to teach in specialized music education. The program emphasizes a solid training that combines artistic and pedagogical knowledge, preparing autonomous, reflective, and committed teachers. In addition to training future educators, it enhances the skills of professionals already in practice and contributes to the country's cultural and artistic development by preparing musicians and pedagogues capable of working in diverse contexts and regions.

Goals

• Enable the acquisition of professional qualifications for teaching in specialized music education
• Contribute to making future teachers of specialized music education well-rounded professionals (reflective, autonomous, and committed)
• Play a fundamental role in the qualification of those already practicing a profession

• Offer solid artistic training that allows graduates to have advantageous access to third-cycle programs
• Contribute to the enrichment of the cultural and artistic life of our country by training highly skilled musicians (performers and educators)
• Contribute to the training of professionals who can play an active role in various fields and regions of our country

Career Opportunities

• Teacher with professional qualifications for Vocational Music Education Schools.

• Instrumentalist and Chorister.

• Music Programmer

Program Structure

1st Curricular Year

1º Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Personal and Social Development Theories 135 TP: 22 5
Social Analysis of Education 135 TP: 22 5
Educational Organization and Curriculum Development 135 TP: 22 5
Music Didactics 162 TP: 22 6

2º Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Psychology of Learning 108 TP: 22 4
Special Educational Needs 135 TP: 22 5
Ensemble Music Didactics I 162 TP: 22 6
Music Theory Didactics I 162 TP: 22 6
Instrument Didactics I 162 TP: 22 6

Annual

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Music Theory 351 TP: 30 13
Collective: Choral Practice 135 TP: 60 5
Collective: Orchestral Practice 135 TP: 60 5
Collective: Chamber Music Practice 135 TP: 60 5
Collective: Group Improvisation 135 TP: 60 5
Instrument: Accordion, Singing, Clarinet,Double Bass, Harpsichord, Bassoon,  Recorder,  Transverse Flute, Guitar, Portuguese Guitar, Oboe, Percussion, Piano, Saxophone, Trombone, Horn, Trumpet, Tuba, String Bass, Violin, Cello 351 TP: 30 13

2nd Curricular Year

1º Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Research Methodologies 162 TP: 22 6
Ensemble Music Didactics II 162 TP: 22 6
Music Theory Didactics II 162 TP: 22 6
Instrument Didactics II 162 TP: 22 6

Annual

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Supervised Teaching Practice 1134 OT: 10 E: 200 S: 30 42

1st Curricular Year

1º Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Personal and Social Development Theories 135 TP: 22 5
Social Analysis of Education 135 TP: 22 5
Educational Organization and Curriculum Development 135 TP: 22 5
Music Didactics 162 TP: 22 6

2º Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Learning Psychology 108 TP: 22 4
Special Educational Needs 135 TP: 22 5
Ensemble Music Didactics I 162 TP: 22 6
Music Theory Didactics I 162 TP: 22 6
Instrument Didactics I 162 TP: 22 6

Annual

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Music Theory 351 TP: 30 13
Collective: Choral Practice 135 TP: 60 5
Collective: Orchestral Practice 135 TP: 60 5
Collective: Chamber Music Practice 135 TP: 60 5
Collective: Group Improvisation 135 TP: 60 5
Instrument: Accordion, Singing, Clarinet,Double Bass, Harpsichord, Bassoon,  Recorder,  Transverse Flute, Guitar, Portuguese Guitar, Oboe, Percussion, Piano, Saxophone, Trombone, Horn, Trumpet, Tuba, String Bass, Violin, Cello 351 TP: 30 13

2nd Curricular Year

1º Semester

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Research Methodologies 162 TP: 22 6
Ensemble Music Didactics II 162 TP: 22 6
Music Theory Didactics II 162 TP: 22 6
Instrument Didactics II 162 TP: 22 6

Annual

Curricular Units Workload Credits
Total Contact
Supervised Teaching Practice 1134 OT: 10 E: 200 S: 30 42

Study plan

Teaching staff

Guest Adjunct Professor, Specialist

Alexandra Trindade

Guest Adjunct Professor, Specialist

Alexandre Vilela

Guest Adjunct Professor, Specialist

António Pereira

Guest Adjunct Professor, Specialist

António Quítalo

Adjunct Professor, Specialist

Augusto Trindade

Guest Adjunct Professor, Specialist

Bruno Costa

Visiting Assistant Professor, PhD

Carlos Canhoto

Guest Adjunct Professor, PhD

Carolino Carreira

Adjunct Professor, Specialist

Custódio Castelo

Guest Adjunct Professor, Specialist

Ilídio Massacote

Guest Adjunct Professor, Master

João Paulo Janeiro

Guest Adjunct Professor, PhD

João Pedro Delgado

Guest Adjunct Professor, Specialist

Katharine Rawdon

Guest Associate Professor, PhD

Maria Abrunhosa

Coordinating Professor, Specialist

Miguel Rocha

Assistant Professor, PhD

Miguel Carvalhinho

Full Professor, PhD

Luisa Castilho

Professor Coordinator, PhD

Luísa Tender

Guest Adjunct Professor, Specialist

Paulo Guerreiro

Guest Adjunct Professor, Specialist

Paulo Jorge Ferreira

Assistant Professor, Specialist

Pedro Ladeira

Guest Assistant Professor

Tiago Coimbra

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