MMED 751 Creative Classroom Musicianship for Elementary General Music Education

College of Performing Arts School of Music

3 credits 45.0 hours
700 level graduate course

This course will focus on creative methods of teaching, planning, preparing and implementing effective general music classroom strategies and rehearsal methods in the elementary general music program. Students will be immersed in diverse learning methods and studies to activate new approaches to teaching musicianship and creativity. Students will learn innovative methods of vocal music rehearsal during classroom instruction, and how to evolve a high quality vocal music concert from classroom to stage. Students will also learn about methods to evolve a successful and thriving program supported by school administrators, community and parents. During this course various general music publishers will also provide clinics about their elementary general music materials, and how these methods make connections to our music education standards and common core curriculum.

This course is not repeatable for credit.