Master of Music in Music Education Proposed Curriculum Course Descriptions Proposed Curriculum The program would consist of 36 hours in the non-thesis track, and 30 hours (+6 hrs for thesis) in the thesis track. | Music Core Courses | Music Education Core Courses | Possible Elective Courses | Analytical Techniques Advanced Arranging | Advanced Elementary Music Pedagogy or Advanced Secondary Music Pedagogy (students will be required to take one of these courses, and may take the other one as an elective) Foundations of Music Education Music Bibliography Research Methodology in Music Education Thesis I (for thesis track) Thesis II (for thesis track) Curriculum Project or residency courses (for non-thesis track) | Perspectives in Jazz Ethnomusicology Music in America Technology in the Music Classroom Current Trends in Music Education Psychology and Sociology of Music Education Advanced Conducting (residency requirement) Assessment in Music Education Modern Musicology Curriculum Design Music Supervision and Administration Marching Band Show Design | | 6 hours | 18 hours | 12 hours |
| Semester | Course | Teacher | Fall 2008 | Foundations of Music Education | | Spring 2009 | Music Bibliography | | Summer 2009 | Technology in the Music Music Classroom Introduction to Research in Music Education | | Fall 2009 | Music in America | | Spring 2010 | Ethnomusicology | | Summer 2010 | | | Fall 2010 | | | Spring 2011 | | | Summer 2011 | | | Fall 2011 | | | Spring 2012 | | | Summer 2012 | | |
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| MUSC 540 Foundations of Music Education | Course Description An investigation of historical, philosophical, aesthetic, and pedagogical principles that provide the background and context for contemporary music education.
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to discuss, explain, and utilize: A general history of music education in the United States The leading methodologies of music pedagogy The philosophical basis of music education and the resulting aesthetic implications for teaching music The curricular outcomes of those music philosophies Current trends and research directions in music education
Purpose:The course focuses on developing a vision of music education for the future. It is designed to provide those students pursuing the Master of Music in Music Education degree an overview of the cultural and historical context of music education. This foundation will provide the necessary perspective for a practical application of philosophical and aesthetic principles through the National Standards for Music.
Required Text: Labuta, Joseph A. and Deborah Smith. Music Education: Historical Contexts and Perspectives. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1997. Master Syllabus
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| MUSC 541 Music Bibliography | Course Description An exploration of methods and materials of research in music, including styles of writing and proper documentation of sources with an emphasis on developing strategies for organization and information access.
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the student will be familiar with resources necessary for scholarship and research be familiar with the different kinds of scholarly writing understand the conventions of documentation of sources be able to write short works based upon research, such as a music analysis or a critical report be able to write an annotated bibliography
Purpose:This course will emphasize various information sources in music and the development of lifelong skills in using these tools. This is the first step in attaining the skills necessary for conducting research in the field of music
Proposed Text: Jonathan D. Bellman. A Short Guide to Writing about Music. New York: Pearson, 2007. Topics | Introduction to Music Research | | Electronic Resources, Indexes, and Databases | Writing About Music (Part 1 - A Scholarly vs. Practical Style) | Writing About Music (Part 2 - Documentation of Sources) | Writing About Music (Part 3 - Analysis) | Thematic Catalogs and Editions of Music | Final Project |
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| MUSC 542 Research Methodology in Music Education | Course Description Overview of music education research. Research design and methodology to include development of hypotheses, problems and subproblems, qualitative research, quantitative research, philosophical research and historical research. Ability to understand, interpret, and use research in teaching and learning.
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to identify the different types of research be able to identify the component parts of a research project be familiar with research terminology necessary for music education research design a music education research project that includes all relevant components be able to write a research proposal
Purpose:The course will provide the student with the knowledge and tools necessary to develop substantial research projects which will benefit future professional activity.
Proposed Text Phillips, K. H. (2008). Exploring Research in Music Education and Music Therapy. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
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| MUSC 550 Music Technology | Course Description
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Approval and progress of a new master’s degree Year 1 | 2008-2009 | Fall 2008, the first course will be offered; 4 courses complete by the end of Year 1 | Year 2 | 2009-2010 | 8 courses complete | Year 3 | 2010-2011 | 12 courses complete; potential graduates from charter class | Year 4 | 2011-2012 | Courses can be taught concurrently during long semesters | Year 5 | 2012-2013 | Electives added as needed |
Beginning in the Fall of 2008, the first course toward the Master of Music in Music Education will be offered. A new course will be developed and added to the curriculum each long semester and two each summer until the program is complete in the summer of 2011. Students taking the classes will be able to finish their degrees in three years. After all of the classes have been developed, and as faculty load allows, it will be possible for students to complete the degree in two years by taking two classes concurrently during long semesters. http://www.tarleton.edu/~graduate/Graduate%20Applications.htm |