MEDUC 540 - Music Methods

Credits: (3)
Provides preparation and support for the variety of musical teaching opportunities within the elementary and secondary school classrooms. Teacher candidates will experience and evaluate a broad survey of methods and materials, from which they will begin to formulate original concepts and teaching philosophies and consider methods for inclusion in their present teaching situations as appropriate. Such concepts include the fundamental approaches of Emile Jacques-Dalcroze, Zoltan Kodaly and Carl Orff, as well as the modern philosophy of Edwin Gordon. The implementation of such important documents as the various state-mandated Standards of Learning and the National Standards of Music Education will be addressed as well as fundamental musical concepts, literature and professional development. Prerequisite(s): MEDUC 501 and MEDUC 502. This course is taken concurrently with MEDUC 514 and MEDUC 527 during Internship I. Spring.