Teaching String Instruments

Catalog description

Prerequisites: MUS 204, MUS 232, MUS 242. Open only to music education majors. Techniques of playing and teaching violin, viola, cello, and contrabass with an emphasis upon beginning instruction and methods and materials for group lessons. This is a laboratory class for music-education majors as preparation for teaching school instrumental music. It is required for instrumental music education majors as preparation for teaching school instrumental music. It is required for instrumental music education students; it is optional for vocal/piano music education students. Course requires 5 hours of field experience.