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MUED 1122. Guitar Skills for Music Educators. (2) Class instruction in guitar for the classroom music teacher. Introduction to the finger-style and plectrum techniques, capo use, transposing skills, and a broad vocabulary of chords, including bar and power cords. (Spring) MUED 1150. Introduction to Band and Orchestra Instruments. (1) This course is designed to introduce general and choral music education specialists to instrument families most often found in school instrumental music programs. Its purpose is to provide basic knowledge of instruments to non-instrumental pre-service music teachers to use in the event they are requested to instruct an instrumental ensemble. Students will explore the history, acoustics, sound production and basic techniques of instruments in the brass, woodwind, string and percussion families. (Fall) MUED 2100. Introduction to Music Education. (2) Introduction to the organization and various types/levels of music education. Overview of the ethical, legal, and instructional issues related to diversity in the classroom. Field-based activities in observing music classroom settings: 5 hours. (Spring) MUED 2151. Computer Skills for the Music Educator. (2) Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. The study of contemporary MIDI and computer related technologies available to the music educator. (Spring) MUED 2200. Foundations of Music Education. (2) Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Introduction to the social, historical, and philosophical foundations of music education, major issues in American education, music education research, and instruction planning in music education. Field-based activities in observing music classroom settings: 5 hours. (Fall) MUED 3197. Marching Band Techniques and Materials. (2) Prerequisite: acceptance as a music major. Designed for music majors interested in teaching marching band, the course includes discussion of the organization and administration of marching band programs in school settings, the application of teaching techniques for the outdoor program and the practical use of computerized software for designing and teaching of field drills. Field-experience observations of school groups are required. No prerequisites. Three contact hours. (Fall) MUED 4132. Guitar Pedagogy and Materials. (3) Prerequisite: acceptance as a music major. An introduction to the teaching of the principles of classical guitar playing, including the performance practices and the music of major composers from the 16th century to the present. Three contact hours. (On demand) MUED 4133. Wind Pedagogy and Materials. (3) Prerequisite: acceptance as a music major. A methodology course dealing with the techniques and materials necessary for offering private instruction on woodwind and brass instruments. (Spring) MUED 4134. String Pedagogy and Materials. (3) Prerequisite: acceptance as a music major. A methodology course outlining the teaching techniques, materials, and related literature necessary for offering applied instruction on string instruments. (Spring) MUED 4135. Percussion Pedagogy and Materials. (3) Prerequisite: acceptance as a music major. A methodology course dealing with the techniques and materials necessary for offering private instruction on percussion instruments. (Fall) MUED 4136. Keyboard Pedagogy and Materials. (3) Prerequisite: acceptance as a music major. A methodology course dealing with piano performance and teaching including: technique, learning procedures/styles, performance, physiology, methods, wellness issues, and technology. (Fall) MUED 4137. Vocal Pedagogy and Materials. (3) Prerequisite: acceptance as a music major and two semesters of MUSC 1253. A methodology course designed to present the physiological and acoustical bases for a coherent approach to the teaching of singing. Areas of vocal technique to be studied include the physiology of the voice, posture, breathing, onset of sound, articulation, vocal registration, and other related areas. (Spring) MUED 4138. Jazz Pedagogy and Materials. (3) Prerequisite: acceptance as a music major. The teaching and conducting of public school instrumental and vocal jazz ensembles, including rehearsal techniques, concert presentation, the history and theory of jazz, sources for appropriate teaching materials and improvisation techniques. Field work required. Three contact hours. (Spring) MUED 4140. Secondary Choral Methods. (2) Prerequisite: acceptance into the Professional Music Education track and permission of the instructor. Corequisite: MUED 4140L. Rehearsal techniques, repertoire, and administration of junior and senior high school choral groups. Three contact hours. (Fall) MUED 4140L. Choral Methods Lab. (1) Prerequisite: acceptance into the Professional Music Education track and permission of the instructor. Application of rehearsal methods with collegiate and public school choral ensembles. 10 hours of additional outside fieldwork required. Three contact hours. (Fall) MUED 4141. Music Development and Learning. (2) Prerequisite: acceptance into the Professional Music Education track. This course if for all music education majors and is designed to provide foundational skills for music teaching in grades K-12, regardless of specialization. Students will approach the teaching of music through various perspectives of developmental and learning theory, music acquisition and learning theory, and different approaches to the teaching pf musical concepts and skills. Students will address their own philosophies of music education and will develop lesson planning strategies based on those philosophies guided by the National and North Carolina Standards for the Arts. Students will also explore reading instruction within the music curriculum. A minimum of five hours of field experience through observation is required. (Fall) MUED 4145. Music Arranging. (2) Prerequisite: acceptance into the Professional Music Education track. Techniques used to arrange music for instrumental and vocal ensembles from existing sources. Three contact hours. (Fall) MUED 4192. General Music Methods and Materials K-12. (3) Prerequisite: acceptance into the Professional Music Education track. This course is designed for the general music specialist. The course includes general music methods and materials for elementary grades through high school. The primary focus will be on elementary school general music but will extend into teaching general music and non-performance based music courses in grades 6 through 12. Students will experience applications of Gordon’s Music Learning Theory, and the approaches of Orff, Kodaly and Jacques-Dalcroze. Current school music series and materials will also be explored and discussed. A minimum of ten hours of field experience is required through observation and teaching. (Fall) MUED 4193. Secondary Music Methods. (2) Prerequisite: acceptance into the Professional Music Education track. Methods and materials for teaching general and non-performance-based music courses to middle school and senior high school students. Two contact hours. Field work required. (On demand) MUED 4194. Elementary Instrumental Methods. (2) Prerequisite: acceptance into the Professional Music Education track. Study and analysis through individual evaluation and in-class group performance of current elementary instrumental method books and teaching strategies. Field work required. Three contact hours. (Fall) MUED 4195. Secondary Instrumental Methods. (2) Prerequisite: acceptance into the Professional Music Education track. Musical, organizational, and administrative aspects of teaching junior and senior high school bands and orchestras. Field work required. Three contact hours. (Spring) MUED 4270. Teaching Discipline: Assessment & Behavior in the Music Classroom. (2) Prerequisite: acceptance into the Professional Music Education track. This class guides students in developing specific methods that address unique discipline, teaching, and assessment concerns inherent in a music classroom. Students will develop specific techniques in the quantitative study and assessment of music behavior. (Spring) MUED 4467. Student Teaching/Seminar: K-12 Music. (15) Prerequisite: approved application for student teaching. A planned sequence of experiences in the student’s area of specialization conducted in an approved school setting under the supervision and coordination of a University supervisor and a cooperating teacher in which the student demonstrates the competencies identified for his/her specific teaching field in an appropriate grade level setting. (Fall, Spring)
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