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Music Education (MUED)
241abL Voice Class: Performance and Teaching Strategies (a: 2, Fa; b: 2, Sp) Development of technical knowledge, tone production, and performance skills for voice appropriate for school music teaching. Class and lab required. Prerequisite: MUED 241aL for MUED 241bL.
301 Introduction to Music Education (1, Fa) Orientation course for music majors. Required of undergraduate music education majors in their first semester in residence.
330x Fundamentals of Music (4, FaSp) Introduction to the content of music through an investigation of its melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic structure. Not available for credit to music majors.
345abL String Instruments Class: Performance and Teaching Strategies (a: 2, Fa; b: 2, Sp) Development of technical knowledge, tone production, and performance skills for string instruments appropriate for school music teaching. Class and lab required.
346L Brass Instruments Class: Performance and Teaching Strategies (2, Fa) Development of technical knowledge, tone production, and performance skills on brass instruments appropriate for school music teaching. Class and lab required.
347L Woodwind Instruments Class: Performance and Teaching Strategies (2, Sp) Development of technical knowledge, tone production, and performance skills on woodwind instruments appropriate for school music teaching.
348L Percussion Instruments Class: Performance and Teaching Strategies (2, Sp) Development of technical knowledge, tone production, and performance skills on percussion instruments appropriate for school music teaching. Class and lab required.
390 Special Problems (1-4, FaSp) Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.
402 Teaching Choral Music (2, Sp) Problems of school choral organizations; the changing and adolescent voice; appropriate repertoire and materials. Corequisite: MUCD 340 or MUCD 343.
403 Teaching Instrumental Music (2, Sp) Problems of school instrumental organizations; teaching wind, string, and percussion instruments; appropriate repertoire and materials.
420 Teaching Beginning Improvisation (2, Irregular) Strategies for teaching beginning improvisation in K-12 music classes; includes playing/singing and teaching in many styles. No improvisation experience necessary.
430L Music for Children (2, FaSp) Concepts, activities and materials for teaching music in grades K-6. Peer teaching and field observation required. Corequisite: CTSE 203.
440ab Music and Movement: The Orff Approach (2-2) Orff Schulwerk techniques in rhythmic and melodic training through speech, singing, body percussion, playing Orff instruments, improvisation, and elemental movement. Certification available.
443 Teaching Vocal Jazz (2) Strategies for teaching the principles of vocal jazz; historical perspective, repertoire, recordings, improvisation, scat, accompaniment, amplification, rehearsing, teaching sequences. No prior jazz experience necessary. (Duplicates credit in former MUED 530.)
448 Teaching General Music (2, Sp) Development of a philosophy of music education which emphasizes appreciation; practical application to teaching music in the secondary schools.
449 Teaching Marching Band (2, Fa) Modern school marching band techniques; precision drill; administration; rehearsal techniques.
452 Introduction to Technology in Music Education (2, Fa) Applications of computers and electronic music to music education; survey of current approaches and materials.
474 Directed Teaching: Public School Music (3, Sp) Observation and teaching under the guidance of a university supervisor and a directing teacher. (Duplicates credit in former CTSE 474a.) Prerequisite: MUED 430 and admission by Committee on Personnel and Credentials.
479x Music for the Elementary Classroom Teacher (2, FaSp) The nature and structure of music, its processes, and its notational symbols. Not available for credit to music majors. Recommended preparation: MUED 330.
490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8, FaSpSm) Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Prerequisite: departmental approval.
499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, Irregular) Selected topics of current interest reflective of changing trends in music education.
500 Introduction to Research in Music Education (2, Sm) Survey of research literature; interpreting research and research reports; organizing and writing research reports.
502 Social and Historical Foundations of Music Education (2, 2 years, Fa) The history of music education; study of educational ideas which have affected music education policy and practice from antiquity to the present day.
503 Philosophical and Psychological Foundations of Music Education (2, 2 years, Fa or Sp)Implications of psychology of music and aesthetic theory for music teaching and learning.
505 Teaching and Learning Music (2, Irregular) Studies of the latest resources concerning the teaching and learning of music so that musicians can function more effectively as both teachers and performers.
520 Early Childhood Music (2, Irregular) An overview of significant developmental issues, current research, and appropriate practices for children from birth to age eight. Professor-guided practicum teaching.
542 Orchestra Development (2, Irregular) Repertoire and rehearsal techniques appropriate for school and community orchestras useful in solving specific problems of technical and tonal growth. Prerequisite: MUCD 343.
545 String Class Pedagogy (2, Irregular) Approaches to beginning through intermediate string class instruction in school and other group setting derived from principles of Suzuki, Bornoff, Rolland, and other leading teachers. Prerequisite: MUED 345abL.
546 Wind Band Pedagogy (2, 2 years, Fa) Methods and materials relevant to current trends in wind band pedagogy; development of comprehensive pedagogical and performance practices; appropriate wind band music survey. Prerequisite: MUCD 343.
548 Orchestral Bowing (2, Irregular) Introduction to bowing function and style with application to typical repertoire; practical experience for teachers and conductors in educational and community settings.
550 Teaching Music Fundamentals and Appreciation Courses (2, 2 years, Fa or Sp) Purpose and objectives of music in general education. Survey of current approaches and materials.
552 Music Education Courseware Development (2, Sp) Development of music education courseware using current technology. Two lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: MUED 452.
590 Directed Research (1-12, FaSpSm) Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
592 Final Project (2, max 2) Required for the Master of Music Education degree. Credit upon acceptance. Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: MUED 500.
594abz Master's Thesis (2-2-0, FaSpSm) Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, Irregular) Selected topics of current interest reflective of changing trends in music education.
601 Field Seminar in Elementary School Music Education (2, 2 years, Fa or Sp) Observation in schools. Identification and analysis of problems; strategies for improvement; alternative approaches including those of Orff and Kodaly. Readings, examination of teaching materials.
602 Field Seminar in Choral Music Education (2, 2 years, Fa or Sp) Observation in schools. Current practice; identification and analysis of problems; strategies for improvement; readings, examination of music and teaching materials.
603 Field Seminar in Instrumental Music Education (2, 2 years, Fa or Sp) Observation in schools. Identification and analysis of problems; strategies for improvement. Readings, examination of music and teaching materials.
604 Preparing School Music Teachers (2, 2 years, Fa or Sp) Analysis of best practices in teacher training; faculty, curriculum, schedule, materials, methods, and supervision of directed teaching. Prerequisite: three years of teaching music in public schools or two years of college teaching.
790 Research (1-12, FaSpSm) Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
792 Critique of Research in Music Education (2, 2 years, Fa or Sp) Problems of research in Music Education. Consideration of needed areas and appropriate methodology based on a critical analysis of recent research and related writings.
793 Advanced Research Methods in Music Education (2, Sp) Continuation of MUED 792. Research design, sampling, data collection and analysis. Final report. Prerequisite: MUED 792.
794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation (2-2-2-2-0, FaSpSm) Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.