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MUED 1201 - Introduction to Music Education
(2 cr; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
This course is designed as an introduction to the field of music education. It will provide students with an overview of the multifaceted nature of music teaching and learning, and serve as a foundation for the construction of your own beliefs and practices as a teacher and give you a framework to work effectively in diverse settings. This course will include: field experiences, readings, presentations, instructional technologies as well as historical, psychological, and philosophical foundations. Though this class is the first required MUED course of the music education major, major-level status in the School of Music is not required to enroll.
MUED 1801 - Introduction to Music Therapy
(2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Methods, materials, and applications of music therapy in various clinical settings with emphasis on field observation.
MUED 3011 - Music in Childhood
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Learning each child's interests, needs, and abilities. Integrate music with other classroom subjects. Written/oral discussions, music making, micro-teaching, lesson presentations. Taught from arts perspective.
MUED 3802 - Guitar I for Music Education and Music Therapy Majors: Developing Group Songleading Skills
(2 cr; Prereq-[Music therapy or music education major], dept consent; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
How to play standing up, accompany oneself, cue/prompt, move around room while playing, sight-read chords, read tablature. Open chords, tuning, keys that facilitate group singing. Eye contact. Simple 2-5 chords songs. Teaching guitar to novice players.
MUED 3803 - Guitar II for Music Education and Music Therapy Majors: Developing Group Songleading Skills
(2 cr; Prereq-3802 with grade of at least C-, [music therapy or music education major], dept consent; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Students play guitar, accompany themselves as they sing songs, and role play live music therapy and music education settings. How to play in various styles using open chords and different rhythmic accompaniment.
MUED 3807 - Percussion Techniques for Music Therapists
(2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Design, implement, and facilitate percussion into music therapy session. Variety of music therapy percussion instruments/how to successfully implement them into clinical practice with children, adolescents, and adults who are differently-abled.
MUED 4305 - Music, Play, & Special Education in Ghana [GP]
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Summer)
Welcome to a journey into Ghana's arts, play, and special education. The course will provide an overview of educational policies on inclusion and working with children with special needs in Ghana. Students will compare how Ghana and the USA have included students with special needs in the arts and the role integration has played in their literacy development. Thus, the class addresses arts play in special education through a comparative framework. In Ghana, music, dance, and drama are often expressed as integrated arts and offer an essential avenue for experiencing and thinking about other cultures. Children's arts play, such as singing games, chants, and jump rope games, occur in several spaces, e.g., playgrounds, marketplaces, and streets. You will participate in the local music traditions, interact with children with special needs in Ghana, and observe arts practice in special education in Ghana's primary teaching and community center. This course provides global education understanding opportunities through an immersion experience in an international context. This course involves a field exploration that will serve as a professional development opportunity while honing their research skills in a global context.
MUED 4417 - Style, Pedagogy, and Diction in the Choral Music Classroom I
(2 cr; Prereq-two semesters of applied voice at college level; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3417 until 17-JAN-17
Vocal styles. Lyric diction, vocal pedagogy. Performance in vocal jazz, musical theater, and classical styles. How to apply style concepts in school setting. SMARTMUSIC software.
MUED 4418 - Style, Pedagogy, and Diction in the Choral Music Classroom II
(2 cr; Prereq-two semesters of applied lessons at college level; A-F only; offered Spring Even Year)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3418 until 17-JAN-17
Vocal styles. Lyric diction, vocal pedagogy. Performance in vocal jazz, musical theater, and classical styles. How to apply style concepts in school setting. SMARTMUSIC software.
MUED 4502 - String Techniques and Teaching
(2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3502 until 17-JAN-17
Playing experience on orchestral string instruments. Historical/acoustical background. Scoring for strings. Principles of improvisation. Basic concepts of teaching. Methods/materials. Techniques of individual/class instruction.
MUED 4503 - Woodwind Techniques and Teaching
(2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3503 until 17-JAN-17
Playing experience on instruments of the woodwind family. Historical/acoustical background. Scoring for brasses. Principles of improvisation. Basic concepts of teaching. Methods/materials. Techniques of individual/class instruction.
MUED 4504 - Brass Techniques and Teaching
(2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3504 until 17-JAN-17
Playing experience on instruments of the brass family. Historical/acoustical background. Scoring for brasses. Principles of improvisation. Basic concepts of teaching. Methods/materials. Techniques of individual/class instruction.
MUED 4505 - Percussion Techniques and Teaching
(2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3505 until 17-JAN-17
Playing experience on percussion instruments. Historical/acoustical background. Scoring for percussion. Principles of improvisation. Basic concepts of teaching. Methods/materials. Techniques of individual/class instruction.
MUED 5101 - Improvisation and Creativity in the Music Classroom
(2 cr; Prereq-At least C- in MUS 4504 or instructor permission; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3101 until 06-SEP-16
This course will address issues of improvisation, composition, and creativity of critical importance to musicians and music educators, with a strong emphasis on music-theoretical and socio-cultural modes of understanding the meanings and functions of music. Students will gain experience with the creative practices characteristic of a variety of Western and non-Western forms, including those of jazz and Minnesota American Indian music. The workshop format of the class will challenge students to improvise and compose works, present and perform them to their peers, provide and receive constructive feedback, engage and respond to this feedback with reference to clearly articulated statements of artistic intent, and revise the works accordingly. Students will apply insights derived in this manner in final research projects focused on the development of lesson and unit plans.
MUED 5301 - General Music I
(3 cr; Prereq-MUED 1201, MUS 4504, MUS 4514, [music education major or instr consent], successful completion of soph proficiency exam; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3301 until 06-SEP-16
Materials, strategies and the field experience for planning and implement instruction for global arts understanding among early childhood and lower elementary school children. Experiential learning, for integrating international music and culture perspectives while planning and implementing sequential elementary music instruction.
MUED 5302 - General Music II
(3 cr; Prereq-MUED 5301, MUED 1201, MUS 4504, and MUS 4514 with a grade of at least C-; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3302 until 06-SEP-16
Materials, strategies and an extensive field experience with expert general music teachers for planning and implementing sequential upper elementary, middle and high school music instruction for global arts understanding. Includes interdisciplinary connections, performance, and applications of academic technologies.
MUED 5350 - Student Teaching in Classroom Music
(4 cr [max 8]; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 8 credits)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3350 until 04-SEP-07
Supervised teaching and observing of classroom and general music in elementary, junior high, and senior high schools. Weekly seminar emphasizing classroom management, curriculum development, and administration of music programs.
MUED 5415 - Choral/Vocal Methods and Materials I
(3 cr; Prereq-MUED 1201, MUS 4504, MUS 4514, [music education major or instr consent], successful completion of soph proficiency exam; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3415 until 06-SEP-16
Choral/vocal methods and materials as part of licensure to work in K-12 settings per legislated standards. Sight-singing, classroom management, warm-ups, adolescent voice, choral conducting skills, repertoire, and rehearsal techniques. 25 hours of practicum at the middle school level. Applications of technology. First of two required semesters.
MUED 5416 - Choral/Vocal Methods and Materials II
(3 cr; Prereq-MUED 5415, MUED 1201, MUS 4504, and MUS 4514 with grade of at least C-, [music education major or instr consent], completion of the Music Education sophomore proficiency exam; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3416 until 06-SEP-16
Choral/vocal methods and materials as part of licensure to work in K-12 settings per legislated standards. Choral conducting skills, rehearsal techniques, and interpretation of choral compositions. Methods, materials, and curriculum for high school choral ensembles. 20 hours of practicum at the high school level. Second of two required semesters.
MUED 5419 - Advanced Conducting and Repertoire (Choral)
(2 cr; Prereq-3416, MUS 3401, MUS 3502, MUS 3512, music education major [choral]; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3419 until 17-JAN-17
Conducting/baton technique, nonverbal communication skills, rehearsal techniques, score study habits. Aural/diagnostic skills to rehearse a choral ensemble. Selection of age-appropriate repertoire.
MUED 5450 - Student Teaching in Vocal Music
(4 cr [max 8]; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 8 credits)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3450 until 04-SEP-07
Supervised teaching and observing of vocal music in elementary, junior high, and senior high schools. Weekly seminar emphasizing classroom management, curriculum development, and administration of music programs.
MUED 5516 - Instrumental Methods and Materials I
(3 cr; Prereq-MUED 1201, MUS 4504, and MUS 4514 with a grade of C- or better, music education major, successful completion of Music Education sophomore proficiency exam; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3516 until 06-SEP-16
Instrumental methods and materials as part of licensure to work in K-12 settings per legislated standards. Sight-singing, classroom management, adolescent development, instrumental conducting skills, repertoire, and rehearsal techniques. 25 hours of practicum at the middle school level. Applications of technology. First of two required semesters.
MUED 5517 - Instrumental Methods and Materials II
(3 cr; Prereq-MUED 5517, MUED 1201, MUS 4504, and MUS 4514 with a grade of C- or better, music educ major, completion of the Music Education sophomore proficiency exam; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3517 until 06-SEP-16
Instrumental methods and materials as part of licensure to work in K-12 settings per legislated standards. Sight-singing, classroom management, adolescent development, instrumental conducting skills, repertoire, and rehearsal techniques. 25 hours of practicum at the middle school level. Applications of technology. Second of two required semesters.
MUED 5519 - Advanced Conducting and Repertoire (Instrumental)
(2 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3519 until 17-JAN-17
The Advanced Conducting (Instrumental) course continues exploration of the many facets of the role of a conductor (within orchestral and wind band areas), conducting philosophies, and conducting and rehearsal techniques for instrumental ensembles. Students advance in knowledge of score study, analysis, non-verbal communication skills, body awareness, repertoire selection, and rehearsal techniques. Advanced Conducting is offered in annually in the fall semester. Pre-req: MUED 5416 (Choral/Vocal Methods and Materials II) MUS 3401 (Basic Conducting) MUS 4504 (Intensive Theory and Analysis of 20th-Century Music) MUS 4514 (Ear-Training and Sight-Singing for 20th-Century Music) music major or instructor approval
MUED 5550 - Student Teaching in Instrumental Music
(4 cr [max 8]; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 8 credits)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3550 until 04-SEP-07
Supervised teaching and observing of instrumental music in elementary, junior high, and senior high schools. Weekly seminar emphasizing classroom management, curriculum development, and administration of music programs.
MUED 5621 - African Performing Arts in Education
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Periodic Spring)
Representation of African performing arts in educational settings outside Africa. Performance practices, principles, techniques. Analyzing, listening, playing instruments, dancing. Performing with master artists, developing educational materials, reviewing resources, designing integrated arts projects.
MUED 5650 - Student Teaching Seminar
(2 cr; Prereq-At least C- in all required [music, music education, professional education] courses; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3650 until 04-SEP-07
Reflective practice during student teaching. Developing materials for professional employment (e.g., resume, portfolio).
MUED 5669 - Psychology of Music
(3 cr; Prereq-Psy 1001 or Psy 3604 or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3801 until 22-JAN-02
Basic study of the psychology and psychoacoustics of music including hearing, music perception and cognition, values and preferences, musical abilities, musical systems, media music effects, the influence of music on human behavior, and psycho-socio-physiological processes involved in musical behavior.
MUED 5750 - Topics in Music Education (Topics course)
(1 cr [max 4]; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 16 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Focuses on single topic, specified in Class Schedule.
MUED 5760 - Special Topics: Study Abroad in Music Education (Topics course)
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 9 credits; may be repeated 3 times)
This is a study abroad course that will focus on a single topic in Music Education. The topic will be specified in the course schedule.
MUED 5800 - Group Music Leadership Skills
(3 cr; Prereq-[[Completion of [MUS 1151, MUS 1152] or MUS 1155], music therapy major] or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3800 until 07-SEP-04
Role of group music experiences in human development. Relations specific to music therapy. Students develop repertoire of music applications/techniques for various age groups/populations. Standards for group leadership. Precision teaching skills.
MUED 5803 - Therapeutic Management in Music Settings
(4 cr; Prereq-[5804, 5805] or instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Cognitive behavioral methodology related to music therapy and music education settings. Prepares students to complete case studies mandated for internship completion set forth by American Music Therapy Association.
MUED 5804 - Music Therapy Methods and Procedures I
(4 cr; Prereq-5800 or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3804 until 07-SEP-04
Methods/procedures for developing basic music therapy competencies/professionalism. Music therapy populations, their clinical needs. How to use music therapy in an evidence-based approach to meet client objectives.
MUED 5805 - Music Therapy Methods and Procedures II
(4 cr; Prereq-5804 or instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3805 until 07-SEP-04
Second course in professional sequence for music therapy. Topics include psychotherapy techniques and other music therapy approaches. Practicum in the community, in-class lab.
MUED 5806 - Career Preparation
(4 cr; Prereq-5805 or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3806 until 04-SEP-07
Ethics, grant writing, resume/CV preparation, supervision, board certification, professional responsibilities. Students design evidence-/research-based music therapy program, present their proposals to class/community.
MUED 5807 - Psychiatric Music Therapy
(3 cr [max 4]; Prereq-Grad music therapy student or instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 4 credits)
Psychiatric populations. How music therapy can be implemented as evidence-based practice. Students design original research and role-play music therapy interventions for psychiatric populations. Practicum component on designing music therapy interventions. Graduate students registering for this course should enroll for 4 credits. Undergraduate students registering for this course should enroll for 3 credits.
MUED 5808 - Medical Music Therapy
(3 cr [max 4]; Prereq-Grad music therapy major or instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 4 credits)
Role/scope of music therapy in medical treatment. Medical diagnoses. How to program appropriate music therapy interventions to address patient needs.
MUED 5855 - Music Therapy Internship
(1 cr [max 13]; Prereq-Music therapy major, instr consent; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 13 credits)
Equivalent courses: was MUED 3855 until 04-SEP-07
Six-month resident internship in music therapy at an affiliated, approved hospital or clinic.
MUED 5991 - Independent Study
(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-Music ed or music therapy major or grad, instr consent, dept consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 8 credits; may be repeated 8 times)
Independent study project organized by the student in consultation with the appropriate instructor.
MUED 8112 - Introduction to Research Methods and Design in Arts Education
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student in [music or music education], dept consent; A-F or Audit; offered Fall Odd, Spring Even Year)
Methods and research designs employed in investigating education issues in the arts. Reporting results. Proposal development. Bibliographic skills for conducting a review of related research literature. Common analytical techniques.
MUED 8115 - Assessment in Arts Education
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student in [music or music education], dept consent; A-F or Audit; offered Fall Odd, Spring Even Year)
Methods for assessing unique challenges in artistic achievement: performances, products, and other artistic achievements. Assessment design. Interpretation for large-/small-scale assessments in performance, classroom, and clinical settings.
MUED 8118 - Qualitative Research in Arts Education
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student in [arts or education], dept consent; A-F or Audit; offered Fall Even, Spring Odd Year)
A theoretical, practical and systematic approach to qualitative research in arts education. Students participate in a joint field exploration or work in a setting relevant to their long-term research interests.
MUED 8119 - Advanced Applications of Research Methods
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad music education student or instr consent; A-F only; offered Spring Even Year)
Application of research methods/design. Emphasizes both quantitative and qualitative methods. Contemporary procedures/theories of data collection, management, analysis, and interpretation.
MUED 8210 - Advanced Music Teaching Seminar
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student in music education or with music teaching license, other graduate students with permission of instructor; A-F only; offered Spring Odd Year)
Designed to address the needs of music teachers in a variety of contexts, students will explore topics in advanced music teaching pedagogy including: frameworks for teaching, assessment practices in music settings, advanced delivery skills, addressing diversity, equity, and access in music settings, and other topics as determined by the needs of the students. Focus will be promising practices with immediate application in the music classroom.
MUED 8211 - Foundations of Music Education
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student in [music or music education] or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Summer)
Major historical, philosophical, sociological, and psychological foundations of music education. Primary literature in the field. Role and current state of music education.
MUED 8212 - Curriculum Design in Music Education
(3 cr; Prereq-Grad student in music education or instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Examine/critically analyze curricular models from multiple perspectives, consider influence on music teaching/learning. Design/construct curricula with view towards promoting musical growth.
MUED 8280 - Seminar: Current Trends in Music Education (Topics course)
(3 cr; Prereq-dept consent; A-F only; offered Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 30 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
Current issues/trends in music education: philosophical, historical, psychological, and pedagogical. Course's focus varies, reflecting the dynamic nature of the field.
MUED 8284 - Seminar in College Music Teaching: Research and Scholarly Issues
(3 cr; Prereq-Doctoral student in music or music education or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Spring Even Year)
This course is designed to prepare doctoral students for work in the academy with emphasis on various Professional/Scholarly and Research and Scholarly matters. Class experiences will prepare you to develop skills and knowledge as a research writer, scholar, and educator.
MUED 8333 - FTE: Master's
(1 cr; Prereq-Master's student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)
(No description)
MUED 8809 - Advanced Music Therapy Competencies
(3 cr [max 4]; Prereq-Music Therapy 4th-year undergraduates with instructor consent; Music Therapy MA or PhD; A-F only; offered Fall Even Year; may be repeated for 8 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Entry to the music therapy profession requires basic competencies that are acquired through undergraduate music therapy coursework. This course is designed to provide graduate music therapy students with advanced music therapy competencies related to ethics, supervision, diversity, social justice, counseling, and higher education in a seminar style format.
MUED 8810 - Music Therapy Research
(3 cr [max 4]; Prereq-4th year music therapy undergraduate student (with instructor consent), Music Therapy MA or PhD, or PhD-level music education student.; A-F only; offered Spring Odd Year; may be repeated for 8 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
This course is a graduate level course designed to provide music therapy students with advanced music therapy competencies using a variety of paradigms, data types, and modes of inquiry. This class will emphasize research reporting guidelines as care-related decisions are increasingly being made based upon the quality of the evidence.
MUED 8880 - Master's Research Project
(3 cr [max 6]; Prereq-Grad music ed major, instr consent; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Individual projects for MM in Music Education emphases (Research/Pedagogical).
MUED 8900 - Seminar: Music Education Doctoral Seminar
(1 cr; Prereq-dept consent; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 8 credits; may be repeated 8 times)
Research-oriented collaboration between students and faculty. Models the manner in which research is conceived, primary literature evaluated, methods designed, and research projects carried through to completion.
MUED 8994 - Directed Research
(1 cr [max 8]; Prereq-instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 8 credits)
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