Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

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MUED 3500 Music for Classroom Teacher

A course to aid future elementary school teachers in recognizing the value of music in the education of all children, and in developing skills and understanding necessary to plan and implement a classroom music program. This course is restricted to COE cohort students.

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MUED 3800 Intro to Music Education

An introduction to basic music skills and foundations of music education. Examines the profession of teaching, the function of schools, current and historical trends and philosophical issues. For music education majors, this is a gateway course into upper division teacher education with a grade requirement as part of the application process.

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MUED 3820 Music for Exceptional Child

Prerequisite: MUED 3800. Course focuses on the identification and basic techniques of teaching exceptional students in the regular classroom. Course also examines specifically the use of music with these students. Meets teacher certification requirements for music education majors.

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MUED 3860 Marching Band Techniques

The design of precision drills for marching bands as well as the pedagogic aspects of organizing and maintaining a marching band program.

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MUED 3880 International Music Curricula

This course is designed to prepare music education students in the BA/MAT: Music Education program to use various music curricula, theories, methods and approaches from around the world in their classrooms. We will learn about the cultural, societal, and educational needs that drove the development of these ideas and apply them to planning, instructing, and assessing in the elementary music classroom. Represented music curricula include Orff-Schulwerk (Germany- early 20th century),Kodaly (Hungary- mid 20th century), Dalcroze Eurhythmics (Swiss-early 20th century), Suzuki Mother-tongue approach (Japan-mid 20th century).

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MUED 3909 Elementary Music Techniques

Prerequisite: MUED 3800 and admission to upper division. Emphasis on how children learn, selecting content for teaching and on choosing and applying strategies using singing, listening, movement, playing instruments and creating music to teach music concepts. Orff, Kodaly, Dalcroze and other approaches to teaching music in the elementary school are studied and applied. Observations in an elementary music class are a requirement of the class in addition to practical assignments in music education pedagogy.

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MUED 3910 Pract Elem Music Techniques

Must be taken in conjunction with, or after, MUED 3909. Field experience in working with young children (grades PK-5). This practicum is designed to provide general music education students the opportunity to observe and teach at the elementary level in an elementary public school music classroom. This course is repeatable for credit.

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MUED 3911 Elem Music Tech & Practicum

Prerequisites: MUED 3800 and preservice teaching certificate. This course and practicum experience are designed to prepare potential music educators to teach music at elementary grade levels (P-2 & 3-5). In this course, we will examine cognitive development in children and elementary music curricula and instruction.

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MUED 3919 Second Choral Techniques

Prerequisites: MUED 3800 and admission to upper division study. The organization, development and maintenance of a balanced secondary choral music program, including general music at the secondary level. Topics include curriculum, educational philosophy and disciplinary approaches.

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MUED 3920 Pract for Second Choral Tech

Must be taken in conjunction with, or after, MUED 3919. This practicum is designed to provide choral music education students the opportunity to observe and teach at the secondary level in a public school choral classroom. This course is repeatable for credit.

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MUED 3921 Sec Choral Tech and Practicum

Prerequisite: MUED 3800. This course will include the study of the organization, development, and maintenance of a balanced secondary choral music program. It will also include a practicum placement in a high school choral classroom which will provide opportunities for students to put theory into practice.

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MUED 3929 Second Instru Tech

Prerequisites: MUED 3800 and admission to upper division. The study of the organization, development and maintenance of a balanced middle school and high school instrumental music program.

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MUED 3930 Pract for Secnd Instru Tech

Must be taken in conjunction with, or after, MUED 3929. This practicum is designed to provide instrumental music education students the opportunity to observe and teach at the middle school and high school level in a public school instrumental classroom. This course is repeatable for credit.

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MUED 3931 Sec Inst Class Techniques/Prac

Prerequisite: MUED 3800. This course will include the study of the organization, development and maintenance of a balanced high school instrumental music program as well as a 25-hour practicum in that setting.

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MUED 3939 Middle School Music Tech

Prerequisites: MUED 3800 and admission to upper division. The study of the organization, development and maintenance of a balanced middle level music program, with special emphasis on the young adolescent and general music in the middle school.

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MUED 3940 Pract for Middle Sch Musc Tech

Must be taken in conjunction with, or after, MUED 3939. This practicum is designed to provide music education students the opportunity to observe and teach at the middle school level in a public school classroom. This course is repeatable for credit.

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MUED 3941 Mid Sch Mus Tech & Practicum

Prerequisites: MUED 3800 and preservice teacher certificate. This course and practicum experience are designed to prepare potential music educators to teach music in middle grade levels (6-8). In this course, we will examine cognitive development in adolescents and middle school music curricula and instruction.

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