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2.00 Credits
(2 sem. hrs.) An overview of music technology resources for the professional teacher and musician. Students will have direct experience with a variety of music technologies, selected from the following areas: electronic music instruments, music production (recording), music notation, technology-assisted teaching and learning, and classroom tools. (Summer Only)
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2.00 Credits
(2 sem. hrs.) This course will enable students to review fundamental concepts in the areas of written skills, analytic technique and aural training. Basic concepts of part-writing and voice-leading will be reviewed in relation to the study of diatonic and chromatic harmony. Selected works for analysis will re-introduce basic analytic techniques for the music educator. Aural training exercises will enable students to regain previous skills in the recognition of elementary harmonic/melodic materials. MUS 521 is only required for students who fail to pass the entrance exam in Music Theory. Successful completion of MUS 521 or qualifying score on the music diagnostic examinations is a prerequisite for MUS 522, Graduate Theory Seminar. Credit earned for MUS 521 does not apply toward completion of the MME degree. (Summer only)
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2.00 Credits
(2 sem. hrs.) This course will examine selected musical compositions from a variety of performance mediums (instrumental, keyboard, vocal) as a way to develop an understanding of the word "quality" and how it relates to a given piece of music. A historic overview of the works analyzed in class and in student assignments will enable students to recognize significant characteristics of music related to the following categories: melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, form. Philosophical discussions of the word "quality" through slected readings and class discussion will challenge students to develop a musical explanation of this concept. (Summer only) PREREQUISITES: MUS521 or a qualifying score on the Music Diagnostic Examination.
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
(1-2 sem. hrs.) A series of individual applied lessons in keyboard, voice, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. Students will work to develop a broad-based repertoire appropriate to their performance level, as well as concentrating on musical techniques, performance practice, and pedagogy. Enrollment requires permission of the chair of the Department of Music. Repeatable to a maximum of 4 credit hours. An applied lesson fee is required. PREREQUISITES: Permission of the chair of the Department of Music.
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2.00 Credits
(2 sem. hrs.) This course traces the history and development of Western art music from antiquity to the present. Nominally, it is a review of the traditional undergraduate music history curriculum; however, its purpose is also to introduce students to graduate-level thinking about music history and to prepare them for MUS548 (Graduate History Seminar). Students will review and summarize the stylistic characteristics and theoretical concerns of the music of each of the six major eras in music history: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, 19th Century and Modern. Seminal composers are examined, including a survey of their principal works. To develop historical perspective, both musical and otherwise, students will create comparative timelines that list major-musical events side-by-side with other significant historical events. Successful completion of MUS547 or a qualifying score on the Music Diagnostic Examination is a pre-requisite for MUS548 (Graduate History Seminar). Credit earned for MUS547 does not apply toward completion of the MME degree. (Summer Only)
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2.00 Credits
(2 sem. hrs.) This course explores specific topics and themes in music history - from antiquity to the present - that open onto large cultural contexts and interdisciplinary lines of inquiry. The seminar is based on active discussion and student research with a depth and a focus not possible in a traditional survey course, and will develop the student's critical thinking skills, as well as the ability to write and talk about music in meaningful ways. Topics rotate yearly. PREREQUISITES: Successful completion of MUS547 of a qualifying score on the Music Diagnostic Examination.
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
(1 - 2 sem. hrs.) A series of rotating seminar/workshops exploring topics relevant to practical teaching applications for music educators. Each workshop will focus on a topic of general interest, and will feature presentations from Heidelberg music faculty members and visiting clinicians with expertise in the specific area. Clinicians will be chosen based upon recognized accomplishment in the field, and will be experienced both in the content area and in instruction of practicing music educators. The seminar/workshops will meet for a minimum of twenty contact hours. Each seminar/workshop will culminate in the development of an individual project related to the workshop topic and the students teaching experiences.
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3.00 Credits
(3 sem. hrs.) This course examines contemporary theories of learning, and in particular their application in music teaching. Howard Gardner's revolutionary Theory of Multiple Intelligences will be used as a beginning point for the course, especially its implications for the development of musical intelligence. A number of other theories of learning will be explored, including learning in various domains, most especially those of greatest importance to music teachers: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. The course will emphasize understanding and utilization of learning theories in formulating strategies for teaching music at various age levels. (Summer only)
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3.00 Credits
(3 sem. hrs.) This course is an examination of current and historical philosophical issues in music education. For more than fifty years, philosophy in music education has been based upon the widely-accepted concept of Music Education as Aesthetic Education (MEAE). Based upon the work of Suzanne Langer and Robert Mursell, and later expanded by thinkers such as Robert House and Bennett Reimer, the Foundations of music education have rested upon an understanding that the essential worth of music - and therefore music education - is inherent in the aesthetic qualities embodied in musical works. More recently, philosophers in music education have begun to question the central premises of this thinking, and postulating a newer, more inclusive philosophical basis for the understanding and teaching of music. This course will examine the historical philosophy of music education, new directions in understanding music, and assist students in forming their own philosophy; a philosophy which will guide their actions as teachers and musicians. (Summer only)
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3.00 Credits
(3 sem. hrs.) This course involves an in-depth examination of music curricula, including the foundations and historical context of music education in the schools, curricular innovations in music in the second half of the twentieth century, contemporary sources for music educations materials, and assessment of student learning. It will include examination of materials appropriate both to instruction of younger students and secondary-level students. (Summer only)
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