Course Description
Instructional methods and approaches to promote P-5 learners' musical understanding. Includes supervised teaching practicum. Content in reading education, cultural diversity, and exceptional learners will be explored in detail. Prerequisite: MUE 261; admission to the Teacher Education Program; junior or senior standing or permission of instructor.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
Deepen understanding of how social, psychological, physical, developmental, and cultural factors affect how elementary-aged students learn.
Continue building on skills to plan and execute developmentally appropriate and meaningful elementary general music learning experiences.
Develop appropriate and meaningful strategies to assess elementary general music students’ learning
Facilitate individual continuous professional growth as a music educator.
Further demonstrate knowledge, skills, and dispositions corresponding to the standards outlined by the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards.
Course Grading Information:
Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
Chapter Quizzes | 15% |
Practicum Assignments | 25% |
Written Reflections | 20% |
Ukulele/ Recorder Skills Test | 20% |
Final Exam | 20% |
Grading Scale
Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
94 - 100% | A |
90 – 93.99% | A - |
87 – 89.99% | B + |
84 – 86.99 % | B |
80 – 83.99 % | B - |
77 – 79.99 % | C + |
74 – 76.99 % | C |
70 – 73.99 % | C - |
67 – 69.99 % | D + |
64 – 66.99% | D |
60 – 63.99 % | D - |
0 – 59.99 % | F |
Attendance/Participation:
Attendance and Participation are graded components of this course. Students must attend class each day and miss no more than three scheduled classes during the semester. All students' final grade will be penalized at a rate of +/- per absence upon a fourth absence.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
Students must have access to a digital device for video recording, a soprano recorder, an acoustic ukulele (soprano, concert, or tenor) and the following textbook:
Campbell, P.S., & Scott-Kassner, C. (2017). Music in childhood: From preschool through the elementary grades (Enhanced 4th ed. eText). Boston: Cengage Learning. ISBN-9781337560856
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.