Investigating the importance of team teaching and blended learning in tertiary music education

The nature of teaching within the tertiary education system is changing gradually due to the provision of more advanced technology, the targeted use of on-line learning, student flexible learning expectations and the pressures of faculty budgets. This situation requires more innovative approaches to teaching and learning. In response to these changes, a project has been developed to investigate the implementation of a more blended learning process within tertiary pre-service music education classes. As part of this blended learning approach the researchers will eventually adopt team teaching strategies where both the teaching preparation and classroom teaching are shared. The first stage in investigating the possible importance of team teaching and blended leaning in tertiary music education is to review the current and recent past literature surrounding this study. It is from this that an appropriate methodology can then be designed. This paper will report on the first stage of this study which includes relevant literature and the research methodology.