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Music GeneralCredits
This pedagogical ensemble is part of the music education sequence, and this course allows students to focus on the skills needed for successful teaching in school music settings.
Applying the International Phonetic Alphabet to song texts in English, French, Italian, Spanish and German.
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Significant musical forms, past and present.
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A survey of solo and small ensemble vocal literature through classical art song, musical theater and contemporary styles.
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Principles of applied voice instruction and application of healthy vocal techniques.
Technical problems in relationship to different styles.
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A survey of literature for the keyboard from the early baroque to the present.
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Part 2 of a three-course sequence in instrumental music education methods.
Part 3 of a three-course sequence in choral music methods.
Topics to be discussed are methods, literature, and teaching techniques for specific wind, percussion, and stringed instruments.
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The second of a three-semester sequence focusing on conducting and administrating school instrumental programs.
Part 3 of a three-course sequence in instrumental music education methods.
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Selected Topics.
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Demonstrate mastery of musicianship skills through performance, conducting, arranging, collaboration and/or other creative activities, considering multiple musical genres. Demonstration of an awareness of social/historical context of music through a written/an or oral presentation. Demonstrate entrepreneurial skills.
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Explore the musics of the world and the cultures that they came from. Includes projects to develop classes in K-12 education. Participation in an off-campus musical event (concert/celebration/festival) required.
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Prepare for, and participate in, a musical tour. Destinations will vary with each offering, and may include international experiences. Prior to travel, class sessions will deal with the music and culture of the destination. There will be additional travel expenses associated with the class.
Significant musical forms, past and present. Prerequisite: MUS 232
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Writing and analysis stressing the linear approach to composition, motivic development, and the imitation process. The invention, Fugue, and Chorale Prelude are examined.
The purpose of this course is for students to gain a basic understanding of the jazz idiom, methods of teaching/directing jazz and contemporary styles in a variety of educational settings, and to develop a thorough resource of materials that can be used to teach/learn jazz and commercial music. In addition to the pedagogical component, this course is also designed as a performance lab to introduce students to jazz improvisation/jazz theory, learning the various methods of teaching improvisation, and developing improvisational performance skills. Students will submit improvisation video assignments online.
To introduce the music education major to the percussion family and basic techniques used in their performance. The overall goal of this class is to become skilled and educated in this field, and its resources, to be a great educator. The course will include fundamentals of snare drum, keyboard percussion, timpani, accessory percussion, drumset, marching percussion, and world percussion.
A survey of solo and small ensemble vocal literature through classical art song, musical theater and contemporary styles.
Application of the International Phonetic Alphabet to song texts in English, French, Italian, and German.