Music Education Courses

This course introduces fundamental beat patterns, basic conducting technique, phrasing and articulation, and problems of tempo. Students discuss and study applicable terminology. Additionally, students participate in lab sessions for choral application of classroom skills, which are geared to the needs of public school music educators.

This course introduces students to fundamental beat patterns, basic conducting technique, phrasing, articulation, and problems of tempo. Students discuss and study score analysis and take part in lab sessions for instrumental application of classroom skills. Students should be able to play one or more secondary instruments. This course is geared to the needs of public school music educators.

Note: students in the instrumental track in the conducting minor are not required to take COND-221 as a prerequisite for this course. Please seek a course waiver.

This course is designed to prepare students to effectively design, lead, and assess choral rehearsals. It examines vocal repertoire for school music groups with extensive analysis and application of rehearsal techniques for specific elementary, middle, and high school ensemble settings. As part of the course, students develop score analysis and rehearsal techniques as they apply skills and knowledge in lab sessions.

This course examines a variety of rehearsal strategies and teaching techniques for use with K-12 instrumental ensembles. Additionally, this course requires students to perform on a secondary instrument; to arrange music for the instrumentation in the class; to plan, implement, and assess instruction in a rehearsal setting; and to conduct a final performance of the repertoire covered in the class.

This Concert Choir ensemble focuses on materials and literature for secondary school music (i.e., choral ensembles for students in grades 6-12). It is designed for those preparing to be music educators as well as singers interested in studying repertoire and vocal techniques for adolescent musicians. This ensemble prepares a program and performs in music education department recitals.