19 courses with the subject MUED, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MUED 100Introduction to Music Education3
This introductory course to music education will address the historical, social, philosophical, and legal foundations of music education. An overview and exploration of methods and approaches to teaching and learning in early childhood, elementary and secondary general music, choral, string, and instrumental music settings will be included. The topics of diversity, lifelong learning, alternative contexts for the teaching and learning of music, world music, and the characteristics of learners with disabilities in music and integrating music technology into the curriculum will be introduced. Students will begin to develop a personal philosophy of music education. Students will participate in field experiences within the community that provide interactions with community leaders and residents as a required component of this course. Enrolling students must be able to read music.
The first in the required sequence of four courses in piano for music education majors. Work will focus on harmonization, transposition, improvisation, part reading from choral works, sight-reading, accompanying, scales, arpeggios, technical exercises, and incorporate the use of technology with assignments on Finale. Materials are sequenced to accommodate different backgrounds, but basic keyboard reading skills are required. The course is a four-semester sequence that progresses developmentally through all skill areas. Offered every Fall Term.
The second course in the required four semester sequence in piano study for music education majors. Work will focus on harmonization, transposition, improvisation, part reading from choral works, sight-reading, accompanying, scales, arpeggios, technical exercises, and incorporate the use of technology with assignments on Finale. Materials are sequenced to accommodate different backgrounds, but basic keyboard reading skills are required. The course is a four-semester sequence that progresses developmentally through all skill areas. Offered every Spring Term.
The third in the required sequence of four courses in piano for music education majors. Work will focus on harmonization, transposition, improvisation, part reading from choral works, sight reading, accompanying, scales, arpeggios, technical exercises, and incorporate the use of technology with assignments on Finale. Materials are sequenced to accommodate different backgrounds, but basic keyboard reading skills is required. The course is a four-semester sequence that progresses developmentally through all skill areas. Enrollment is limited to Music Education majors or by instructor approval Offered every Fall Term.
The fourth and final course in the required sequence in piano study for music education majors. Work will focus on harmonization, transposition, improvisation, part reading from choral works, sight-reading, accompanying, scales, arpeggios, technical exercises, and incorporate the use of technology with assignments on Finale. Offered every Spring Term.
This course will explore a variety of topics related to brass methods including but not limited to the care and maintenance of brass instruments (including assembly where relevant), proper playing techniques and hand position, special musical notation related to this family of instruments, prominent repertoire and method books, instructional planning, school organization, and effective teaching strategies. Students will also have the opportunity to learn secondary instruments during this course. Offered alternate years.
This course will explore a variety of topics related to woodwind methods including but not limited to the care and maintenance of woodwind instruments (including assembly where relevant), proper playing techniques and hand position, special musical notation related to this family of instruments, prominent repertoire and method books, instructional planning, school organization, and effective teaching strategies. Students will also have the opportunity to learn secondary instruments during this course. Offered alternate years.
This course will explore a variety of topics related to percussion methods including but not limited to the care and maintenance of percussion instruments (including assembly where relevant), proper playing techniques and hand position, special musical notation related to this family of instruments, prominent repertoire and method books, instructional planning, school organization, and effective teaching strategies. Students will also have the opportunity to learn secondary instruments during this course. Offered alternate years.
This course will explore a variety of topics related to string methods including but not limited to the care and maintenance of string instruments (including assembly where relevant), proper playing techniques and hand position, special musical notation related to this family of instruments, prominent repertoire and method books, instructional planning, school organization, and effective teaching strategies. Students will also have the opportunity to learn secondary instruments during this course. Offered alternate years.
Vocal Methods is a pedagogical methods course designed to familiarize the student with the principals of vocal production and technique, anatomy, vocal hygiene, instruction, and performance. This course will examine an array of performance theorists and artists in order to think about how art functions in relation to life and society. Students will also study vocal terminology and pedagogical semantics and their application, instructional planning and effective teaching strategies, school organization, understanding the importance of the relationship between the vocal line and the accompaniment, meaningful communication, and exploring the relationship between theatre and performance art. Students will connect with each other and the material through readings, discussions, performance, and critique. Offered every Spring Term.
This course will facilitate further understanding of the process of literacy and first-language acquisition, including tools for developing the listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills of all students, in consideration of the relationship between Literacy and music literacy. Issues related to education and teaching that will be covered in this class include exploring and understanding the various definitions of literacy, and how literacy is acquired and developed. In addition to theoretical perspectives, we will reflect on and discuss how each of us can draw on our students’ multiple literacies to enhance their learning experiences in all subject areas and grade levels.
This course focuses on developing instructional planning and effective teaching strategies and skills for the elementary/general music classroom (grades K-5/6), including the use of technology, lesson planning, understanding the characteristics of learners with disabilities, childhood development, first language acquisition, classroom management skills, and other current related topics. Several projects involving music technology and its current applications to music education. In addition, this course provides a historical and philosophical background for teaching music to students in K-5/6. Students will participate in field experiences within the community that provide interactions with community leaders and residents as a required component of this course. Offered every Spring Term.
The course focuses on developing instructional planning and effective teaching strategies and skills for the secondary music classroom in general music choral and instrumental specialties including lesson planning/rehearsal planning, use of technology, understanding characteristics of learners with disabilities, classroom management skills, and other current related topics. In addition, this course provides a historical and philosophical background for teaching music to secondary students, including techniques for teaching courses such as music technology, history, and theory. The course will include several projects involving music technology and its current applications to music education. Students will participate in field experiences within the community that provide interactions with community leaders and residents as a required component of this course. Offered every Fall Term. It is highly recommended that a student take MUED 301 prior to this course, but it is not required.
