Social Emotional Learning in Music Education

Catalog description

This course will explore the unique position of music education in addressing the social emotional learning competencies of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. Music, by its very nature, is both social and emotional. In this course, you will learn how to integrate the SEL competencies into music education to create an environment where great teaching enriches the lives of students through the fostering of their SEL skills right alongside their musical development. Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.