Music Education (MUED)

Description: Issues approach to identifying and analyzing the role and function of the school in American society with specific attention to music education. Orientation to music education as a career; skill development in music teaching; and professional communication via digital portfolio development.

Description: Concepts of human development (cognitive, psychomotor, affective and social) affecting musical learning across childhood and adolescence. Principles of motivation, skill development, and assessment of learning as they relate to educational practices in music.

Description: Introductory course that provides the music student with basic skills and understanding of computers for use in music processing (basic sequencing and notation) as well as the use of the Internet for music research and music education.

Description: Guided participation and/or observations in schools and/or agencies offering programs for children/youth.

Description: Instruction and guided practice in teaching music composition and production at the elementary and secondary level. Writing for traditional as well as non-traditional instrumentation. Instructional design, assessment, pedagogy, and technology.

Description: Skills, knowledge, methods, and materials needed for teaching in the elementary and secondary general music setting.

Description: Instruction and guided practice in teaching at the elementary and secondary level in band and orchestral settings with an emphasis on rehearsal techniques, assessment, and curriculum development.

Description: Choral music teaching methods at the elementary and secondary school level. Various teaching strategies, rehearsal techniques, practical organization skills, and current trends.

Description: Designed for College of Education and Human Sciences students who are working toward an elementary certificate. Prospective teachers of elementary school-age children are given the basic rudiments and methodology needed to implement music in the curriculum. Skills lab required.

Description: Techniques of choral and instrumental conducting, score reading and preparation, rehearsal techniques, aural skills, practice strategies, and interpersonal considerations. Aspects of arranging as they relate to the conductor's craft, transposition, orchestration, and analysis. Resources available to conductors and arrangers, books, software, videos, periodicals and Internet sites.

Description: Supervised teaching experiences in school.

Description: Supervised teaching experiences in school.

Description: Supervised teaching experiences in school.

Description: Supervised teaching experiences in school.

Description: Refine teaching skills in general music setting. Opportunity to individualize strategies for increasing knowledge of general music methods and materials and improve the effectiveness of teaching behaviors. Learning activities include creating original instructional materials, practicing music performance skills commonly used in classroom teaching, and writing and revising a formal statement of values related to the field of general music education.

Description: The course provides advanced work in the rehearsal of instrumental music ensembles. Students will learn how conducting and other presentational factors affect instructional effectiveness. They will also learn how to integrate alternative educational approaches into instrumental rehearsal.

Description: This course examines and provides resources for ensembles and activities that support and enhance the school chorus. Madrigals, solo and small ensembles, vocal jazz, and musical productions will be examined. Stylistic considerations, rehearsal techniques, various characteristics unique to each group, literature, and the organization, scheduling, and administration of these ensembles will be the focus.

Description: Fundamental training, programming, and administrative approaches for marching bands.

Description: Fundamental training in programming and visual design/drill charting for marching bands.

Description: The course provides advanced work in teaching music in a jazz band setting. Students will experience jazz performance styles, develop jazz improvisation skills, and practice jazz band pedagogy. Students will develop expertise on rhythm section instruments in addition to jazz performance on their major instruments.

Description: Advanced work in current issues and trends in specific aspects of pre-K to 12th grade music education. Introduces a variety of pedagogical approaches to develop pre-K to 12th student creativity through improvisation. Instrumental and voice activities appropriate to a variety of developmental levels will be experienced and practiced. Multicultural and psychological perspectives on creativity and improvisation will be studied.

Description: Analysis of K-12 music teaching with special attention to: teacher certification, current issues in education, and professional communication.

Description: Introduction to elements of vernacular musicianship, including "rock band" instruments, ear-based performance, peer collaboration, and beginning songwriting.

Description: Instrumental arranging techniques including the application of the principles of orchestration and the instrumentation of harmonic and contrapuntal textures. Use of computer music notation software for arranging.

Description: Advanced work in current issues and trends in specific aspects of pre-K to 12th grade music education.

Description: Analysis of K to 12th grade music teaching: teacher certification; selected legal aspects of education; current issues in education; and professional communication.

Description: Function and contribution of music in the education of students with special needs. Methodology, materials, and practicum for the development of effective musical experiences for Pre-K to 12th graders with various exceptionalities, including giftedness. Federal and state legislation, Individual Education Programs (IEP's), assessments, adaptations of curriculum materials, current methodologies, and research.

Description: For prospective new and experienced general music/middle school teachers. Characteristics of middle school students, materials, methodology, guitar and recorder techniques, and curriculum development.

Description: Opportunity to learn and to put into practice the principles and techniques of music instruction.

Description: Opportunity to learn and to put into practice the principles and techniques of music instruction.

Description: Individual, scholarly study designed to enable a student to pursue a selected topic in music education with the direction and guidance of a faculty member.

Description: Supervised teaching experiences in schools with accompanying seminar which focuses on: teacher certification, teacher and students rights and responsibilities, proper conduct of teachers, selected legal aspects of education, methods of communicating with parents and community members, and current issues which impact education. MUED 897 does not apply towards the master of music degree.

Description: Supervised teaching experiences in schools with accompanying seminar which focuses on: teacher certification, teacher and students rights and responsibilities, proper conduct of teachers, selected legal aspects of education, methods of communicating with parents and community members, and current issues which impact education. MUED 897 does not apply towards the master of music degree.

Description: Supervised teaching experiences in schools with accompanying seminar which focuses on: teacher certification, teacher and students rights and responsibilities, proper conduct of teachers, selected legal aspects of education, methods of communicating with parents and community members, and current issues which impact education. MUED 897 does not apply towards the master of music degree.