General Music Methods in the Elementary And Middle/Junior High School

Catalog description

A class designed for the music education concentration with emphasis on the development of children's listening, performance, literacy, and creative-expressive skills. Students will learn how to: 1) design age-appropriate lesson plans; 2) structure the classroom environment; 3) apply classic techniques of Orff, Kodaly, Dalcroze and other emerging pedagogies; 4) measure and grade musical progress; 5) teach through the multiple intelligences; 6) teach through a range of student learners including those with learning disabilities; 7) teach multicultural music; 8) apply phonetics to the teaching of literacy through music; and 9) provide opportunity for aesthetic experiences. This course will help students discover the joy and intellectual challenges that come from sharing music with children. Prerequisites: EDUC 150, 215; acceptance into teacher education (music education concentration).