Murray State University
Department of Music
COURSE SYLLABUS
MUS 629 3 Credit Hours
I. Title: Contemporary Instructional Practices in Music Education
II. Catalog Description: Contemporary music education instruction practices with the implications of current research upon those practices. Topics include individualized learning, related arts electronic technology, improvisation, the use of pop/rock music, music in world cultures, computer assisted music instruction and music with special populations.
III. Purpose: The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with a variety of current issues, trends, and practices in the music education profession.
IV. Course Objectives: (Experienced Teacher Standards 1 – 10 and National
Standards of Art Education (Music) 1 - 9
The MUS 629 student will be actively involved in learning about:
A. National Standards in Music
B. Twentieth-century teaching methods including Kodaly, Orff, Dalcroze, Comprehensive Musicianship, Gordon, and Suzuki
C. Cooperative/Collaborative Learning
D. Lifelong Education in Music
E. Related Arts/Music Across the Curriculum
F. Technology
G. Creativity
H. Meeting the Needs of All Learners
I. Multicultural Music Education
J. Assessment
K. Teacher Education Reform
L. The Role of the Arts in the 21st Century
V. Course Outline:
A. Historical Review
B. Twentieth Century Approaches to Music Teaching
1. Kodaly
2. Orff
3. Dalcroze
4. Comprehensive Musicianship
5. Gordon
6. Suzuki
C. Curriculum Trends
1. Goals 2000-National Standards
2. KERA’s Impact
3. Themes of the 90’s
a. Cooperative/Collaborative Learning
b. Music in Early Childhood
c. Related Arts/Music Across the Curriculum
d. Technology
e. Creativity
f. Meeting the Needs of All Learners
g. Multicultural Music Education
h. Assessment
i. Teacher Education Reform
VI. Attendance Policy: This course adheres to the policy published in the MSU Graduate Bulletin.
VII. Academic Honesty Policy: Cheating, plagiarism (submitting another person’s materials as one’s own), or doing work for another person who will receive academic credit are all impermissible. This includes the use of unauthorized books, notebooks, or other sources in order to secure or give help during an examination, the unauthorized copying of examinations, assignments, reports, or term papers, or the presentation of unacknowledged materials as if it were the student’s own work. Disciplinary action may be taken beyond the academic discipline administered by the faculty member who teaches the course in which the cheating took place.