Course Descriptions
MED 317 - Elementary School Music
Credit Hours: 2
Methods and procedures for teaching music in the elementary school. Open only
to music majors and minors.
MED 319 - String Methods
Credit Hours: 1
Techniques, teaching methods, and materials for string instruments.
MED 320 - Percussion Methods
Credit Hours: 2
Techniques, teaching methods, and materials for percussion
instruments. Offered as needed.
MED 321 - Vocal Methods
Credit Hours: 1
Techniques, teaching methods, and materials for vocal instruction.
MED 330 - Introduction to Orchestral Instruments
Credit Hours: 2
Functional knowledge of string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments.
MED 341 - Junior and Senior High School Music
Credit Hours: 2
Methods and procedures for teaching music in junior and senior high schools.
Open only to music majors.
MED 342 - Marching and Jazz Techniques
Credit Hours: 2
Methods and procedures for teaching marching
and jazz band in the secondary school setting.
Open only to music majors or minors.
MED 343 - Advanced Vocal Pedagogy
Credit Hours: 2
Methods and procedures for teaching advanced
vocal skills in the secondary school setting. Includes
show choirs, musicals, and vocal jazz.
Open only to music majors and minors.
MED 348 - Basic Conducting
Credit Hours: 2
Basic conducting techniques, methods, and materials
general to all music disciplines.
MED 349 - Choral Conducting/Methods
Credit Hours: 3
Advanced conducting techniques, methods, materials,
and philosophies specific to choral music.
Includes selection and analysis of music, rehearsal
and baton techniques, musical interpretation
and score reading. For choral music education
majors. Offered as needed.
MED 351 - Instrumental Conducting/Methods
Credit Hours: 3
Advanced conducting techniques, methods, materials,
and philosophies specific to instrumental
music. Includes selection and analysis of
music, rehearsal and baton techniques, musical
interpretation and score reading.
MED 412 - Woodwind Methods
Credit Hours: 2
Techniques, teaching methods, and materials for woodwind instruments. Offered
as needed.
MED 413 - Brass Methods
Credit Hours: 2
Techniques, teaching methods, and materials for brass instruments.
Offered as needed.
MED - 430 Seminar in Music Education
Methods and procedures necessary for every
music educator. Includes discussion of teaching
techniques, music education philosophy, music
advocacy, preparing and maintaining a music
budget, music assessment, and other topics.
Offered as needed one semester prior to student
teaching.
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