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School of Music

Graduate Study - Music Education

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Graduate Study – Music Education

• Music Education • Performance • Piano Pedagogy
• Choral Conducting • Orchestral Conducting • Wind Band Conducting
• Woodwind Specialties • Composition  
• Music History • Music Theory  

Master of Music Option I - Music Education (with thesis) - designed for music educators with research interests and/or planning on pursuing PhD.

Component
Credits
Course Numbers
Music Education Core
12
(836, 843, 845) (838 OR 928)
Masters Thesis
6
 
Music History/Theory
3
MUSC 898-Analytical Techniques
Music Theory/Composition
3
MUSC 840
Elective Music Credits
3
[Must be MUSC]
(Statistics)
3
EDPS 859 OR EDUC 900K
Total Credits
30 credits
 

Master of Music Option II - Music Education - designed for music educators with continued interests in K-12 teaching and curriculum and/or planning on pursuing doctoral work.

Component
Credits
Course Numbers
Music Education Core
15
(836, 838, 843, 845, 928)
One Course from:
3
862, 863 or 893
Music History/Theory
3
MUSC 898-Analytical Techniques
Music Theory/Comp
3
MUSC 840
Applied music/pedagogy OR MUSC 839
3
[Must be MUSC]
Supporting Courses
9
 
Total Credits
36 credits
 

 

Course Listing (Not inclusive!)

Blue items are appropriate for students with limited teaching experience (i.e. only student teaching)

Indicated times are for Summer 2008

MUED 836Psychology/Sociology of Music
MUED 838 Inclusive Music Education [online course]
MUED 843 Research in Music Education
MUED 845History & Philosophy Foundations of American Music Education
MUED 862 Choral Lit and Conducting for School Ensembles [7:30am -9:05am MTWRF]
MUED 863 Instrumental Lit and Conducting for School Ensembles
Armstrong Choral Workshop [6/6 6:00pm-9:00pm & 6/7 9:00am-6:00pm]MUED 893B
Teaching Music Backward Workshop [6/20 6:00pm-9:00pm & 6/21 9:00am-6:00pm]MUED 893D
Sibelius & Finale Workshop [7/16-7/17 10:00am - 4:00pm]MUED 893E
Orff I Workshop [7/21-8/1 8:30am - 4:30pm]MUED 893J
HS Music Theater Workshop [6/13 6:00pm-9:00pm & 6/14 9:00am-6:00pm]MUED 893K
MUED 928 Curriculum & Teaching in Music Seminar [9:15am -10:50am MTWRF]



MUSC 839 Music in the Lives of People [12:45-2:20 MTWRF]
MUSC 840 Technology Strategies for Teaching Composition [2:30-4:05 MTWRF]
MUSC 862A Brass/Percussion Lit & Ped [11:00-12:35 MTWRF]
MUSC 862E Woodwind Lit & Ped
MUSC 870 Vocal Pedagogy I [11:00-12:35 MTWRF]
MUSC 898 Analytical Techniques

Unless otherwise noted, summer courses run June 9 to July 11, 2008