MUS 3307 - Principles and Methods of Teaching Music in the Elementary School

Credits: 3 hrs

This course emphasizes materials and procedures for developing music experiences through creating, singing, playing, and listening. Methods of teaching music to children such as Orff, Kodály, and Dalcroze will be explored. Motivation, classroom management, assessment, and evaluation. Students enrolled in this course must complete a preclinical practicum consisting of a minimum of 90 hours in a clinical setting under the supervision of a clinical educator and a university supervisor. The preclinical experience is a semester-long, intensive field experience that takes place the semester prior to student teaching and is designed to prepare music teacher education students to gradually acquire the skills, knowledge, and dispositions they will need to be successful during student teaching. Durimng the preclinical experience, music education candidates spend two full days each week in the same classroom and school, work one-on-one with students, and eventually teach a minimum of four lesson plans to the class or small group of students.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education.
Level of Knowledge this Course Address(es): Depth
Latest Update(s) Approved by Academic Standards and Curriculum: May 18, 2021
Effective Date: Fall 2021