Music in Education
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MUSED 340 Music in Education |
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Autumn
Quarter 2009
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 10:30-11:20 Room 313 Dr. Steven M. Demorest School of Music 31A Phone: 543-7587 Email: demorest@u.washington.edu Office Hours: Tuesday 3:00-4:00pm/ Thursday 11:30-12:30 Signup on my Office door I. Goals and Objectives (1) To provide an overview of philosophical issues and pedagogical practices in the teaching of music in the elementary and secondary schools. (2) To explore through observation and discussion the career realities of the full-time public school music teacher, and their place in the larger school context. (3) To examine the contents and instructional strategies relevant to K-12 music curricula. (4) To provide initial experiences in music teaching for later mastery through practice. II. Required Materials Campbell, P. (2008). Musician & Teacher: Orientation to Music Education. W.W. Norton. Recommended Materials: The Music Educators Journal – free with membership in CMENC |
Assignments
All assignments are worth a
specified number of points. Your approximate grade at any point in the
quarter can be calculated by taking the number of points you have
received divided by the total number possible at that point, multiplied
by 100. Then use the chart below to determine approximately where
you are in numerical grade.In Class Teaching - You will be evaluated based on your presence in front of the group, your preparation and planning, and the sequence and clarity of your lesson. (Evaluation sheets handed out before each lesson). After teaching you will view the video, evaluate it and meet with me to compare notes. Observations in the Field - Observations will be evaluated on the basis of thoroughness of your report given the guidelines you were instructed to use. You are responsible for setting up the observations with the music teacher at a school site in the area. Observation 1 - Two Elementary General Music Classes (minimum 30-35 minutes each). If they are longer class periods, I still want you to see TWO. It should be the same teacher Observation 2 - One Choir Rehearsal. Observation 3 - One Instrumental Rehearsal. NOTE: If you observe a choir rehearsal at the middle school level, then you should try to observe an instrumental rehearsal for high school level or vice-versa. One of the three observations should be in a Seattle School or equivalent urban setting. Philosophy Paper – The philosophy paper provides an opportunity to synthesize many of the issues raised by the various authors you read into your personal philosophy for music education. You should provide a clear, well-reasoned argument supported by examples from the literature and, where appropriate, illustrations from practice. The goal is to articulate the role of music in every child’s education and the means by which that is best achieved. Issues Group - Each issues group will be responsible for the following infoermation on their chosen issue: 1)
To define through readings and discussion the selected issue as it
relates to education in general and music education in particular.
2) To recognize the problems and challenges inherent within the issue, and historical attempts (if any) to resolve them. 3) To consider current activity on the issue, and to evaluate (or project) its success. 4) To determine relevant applications of the issue for all grade levels (K-12) and specializations (general, instrum. vocal). Participation - This is an interactive, experience-based course. Learning can only happen if you are present and prepared for the class meetings. Participation and preparation is a significant part of your grade and will be evaluated based on your contributions to discussion, your preparation for class as evidenced by daily written work. |
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General Information
1. Assignments are due at the beginning of the class meeting on the due date. Late assignments will receive a 1-point deduction for each calendar day late beginning at 1:00pm on the due date. Absence is not an excuse. Late assignments will be considered turned in when a) it is personally accepted by the instructor, or b) received via email (must be in appropriate format etc. to print out). Please retain a copy of every assignment you turn in. 2. Every item you produce should reflect the highest level of professionalism. All written assignments should be typed/word-processed and checked thoroughly for spelling, grammatical and structural errors. NOTE: All notated musical materials should be generated by a notation program and embedded in the document. Assignments not meeting a high standard of presentation will be returned for revision and re-submission. Late penalties will be imposed. DROPBOX URL: https://catalysttools.washington.edu/collectit/dropbox/demorest/7209 |
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Evaluation
Assignment Points Participation Daily Work 15 Teaching 2 10 3 Observations in the Field (5 pts each) 15 Special Interest Group Presentation 15 Philosophy Paper First Draft 10 Philosophy Paper Final Revision 20 Final Teaching 15 Total: 100
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Contact the instructor at:demorest@u.washington.edu
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