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2021 Spring I Schedule (February 1-March 21)
MME 862.91 Beginning Pedagogy and Methods for Guitar (.5 credits)
Online February 1 - March 21 Supportive Studies Course
Students will learn the skills necessary to teach guitar in a popular music setting. "Music as a second language" will be the emphasized pedagogy. Students are required to meet a minimum proficiency on the guitar.
Prerequisite: MME-860 and MME-861.
MME 863.91 Beginning Pedagogy and Methods for Drums (.5 credits)
Online February 1 - March 21 Supportive Studies Course
Students will learn the skills necessary to teach drums in a popular music setting. "Music as a second language" will be the emphasized pedagogy. Students are required to meet a minimum proficiency on each instrument.
Prerequisite: MME-860 and MME-861.
MME 890.91 Technology in the STEAM Classroom (3 credits)
Online February 1 - March 21 Elective Course
An exploration of educational technologies used in and beyond the STEAM classroom, this course focuses on emphasizing a conscientious approach to technology that goes beyond current technology fads. This course encourages educators to think about how to integrate digital technologies in schools—offering ideas, discussions, opportunities, and tools for how to do based learning environments. There is a high priority placed on doing as a pathway to understanding. it. Specific topics include educational approaches to teaching and student exposure to technology and coding, augmented and virtual reality, Invention Literacy, and more. The course strives to inspire authentic learning experiences through educational technologies, look for new ways technology can enhance learning and, explore the design of technology-based learning environments. There is a high priority placed on doing as a pathway to understanding.
2021 Spring II Schedule ( March 29 - May 16)
MME 850.91 Ethnomusicology (3 credits)
Online March 29 - May 16 Supportive Studies or Elective Course
This course is designed to explore musical dimensions across a variety of the world's musical cultures. This course meets a supportive studies in music requirement for MME.
MME 864.91 Beginning Pedagogy and Methods for Electric Bass (.5 credits)
Online March 29 - May 16 Supportive Studies Course
Students will learn the skills necessary to teach electric bass in a popular music setting. "Music as a second language" will be the emphasized pedagogy. Students are required to meet a minimum proficiency on each instrument.
Prerequisite: MME-860 and MME-861.
MME 865.91 Beginning Pedagogy and Methods for Keyboard (.5 credits)
Online March 29 - May 16 Supportive Studies Course
Students will learn the skills necessary to teach keyboard in a popular music setting. "Music as a second language" will be the emphasized pedagogy. Students are required to meet a minimum proficiency on each instrument.
Prerequisite: MME-860 and MME-861.
2021 Summer 1 Schedule (May 24-July 11)
MME 866.91 Beginning Pedagogy and Methods for Contemporary Vocal Styles (1 credit)
Online May 24 - July 11 Supportive Studies Course
Students will learn the skills necessary to teach voice techniques in a popular music setting. "Music as a second language" will be the emphasized pedagogy. Students are required to meet a minimum proficiency singing in a contemporary genre.
Prerequisite: MME 860 and MME 861
MME 867.91 Creative Experiences in Modern Band (1 credit)
Online May 24 - July 11 Supportive Studies Course
The course is designed to give students the opportunity to analyze and create music in popular music styles and then apply appropriate strategies that will enable them to design creative experiences for students in K-12 settings. Students will be introduced to compositional strategies for creative experiences appropriate for upper-elementary and secondary aged students and design a series of creative experiences for this purpose.
Prerequisite: MME 860, 861, 862, 863, 864, and 865
MME 890.91 STEAM for Inclusive Learners (3 credits)
Online May 24 - July 11 Elective Course
STEAM learning is a powerful way to build problem solving and communication among students. This course will explore ways that STEAM can become an all-inclusive platform that will inspire your students to think beyond their academic barriers. You will develop ways to make your lessons hands-on, even through a virtual setting. Throughout the course, you will engage in project-based and problem-based learning, as well as ways you can assess this process to ensure your learners are reaching your goals. You will explore classroom design and its impact on collaboration. This course is virtual with both asynchronous and synchronous activities.
2021 Summer II Schedule (July 12-August 29)
MME 860.91 Modern Band Pedagogy (1 credit)
Online July 12 - August 29 Supportive Studies Course
This course will introduce students to the music as a second language pedagogy and provide an overview of Modern Band and the application of materials for teaching keyboard, guitar, drums, and bass in the K-12 classroom.
Corequisite: MME 861
MME 861.91 Music of Modern Band (1 credit)
Online July 12 - August 29 Supportive Studies Course
Students will enhance their knowledge of repertoire performance from various popular styles; and learning rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic practices associated with each genre.
Corequisite: MME 860
MME 887.01 Recording for the Music Educator (3 credits)
BMC Room 228 July 12 - July 23, Monday - Friday 1pm-5pm Core or Supportive Studies Course
Whether you are trying to record your spring concert, grab a quick recording of a rehearsal for instant feedback, or help your students produce their own songs, we will spend lots of time exploring the various aspects of making a recording. The use of microphones, room acoustics, and equipment setup will be covered by...get this...actually recording.
MME 888.01 Modern Band Composition & Performance Ensemble (3 credits)
Miller Chapel July 12 - July 23, Monday - Friday, 8am - 12pm Supportive Studies Course
This course serves as the capstone to the Modern Band Certificate. Students will expand upon the proficiencies and methods learned in an ensemble setting through collaborative composition and improvisation. The cumulating experience will be a live concert promoting the pedagogies for a modern band curriculum.
Prerequisite: MME 860, 861, 862, 863, 864, and 865
MME 801.91 Foundations of Music Education (3 credits)
Online July 12 - August 15 Core Course
A consideration of philosophical and historical issues in music education and their implications for developing curricular and instructional approaches to the field.
MME 890.91 Producing, Directing and Educating Musical Theatre in Schools (3 credits)
Online July 12 - August 15 Elective Course
A survey course giving music educators the proper resources to learn how to produce, direct, and incorporate musical theater into everyday instruction. This course will also discuss topics revolving around diversity, equity, and inclusion in the musical theater classroom. This course will be delivered primarily asynchronously with minimal synchronous course work to prepare students in directing.
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