“Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.” ― Plato, The Republic MUS 382 Methods for Teaching Secondary Performance Ensembles Winter 2015 Tuesday and Thursday 8:30-9:45 110 French Hall Instructor -- Dr. Karen Salvador Exam Time: Thursday, April 23 7:45-10:15 AM Contact Information Email: ksalvado@umflint.edu Office: 126 French Hall Office Phone: 810 762-0950 Office Hours: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 10:00-11:00 or by appointment. Please email. Course Aim In this class, you will synthesize your skills as a musician and educator by learning to organize and lead performance ensembles. You’ll learn techniques, methods, and materials for designing (and running) effective rehearsals, building successful programs, individualizing instruction, and assessing student progress. This course assumes previous instruction in conducting, music theory, arranging, keyboarding, and aural skills, as well as extensive experience as a performer in ensembles. Course Goals Preservice music teachers enrolled in this course will: 1. Examine the dynamic nature of music in individual lives, schools, and society; 2. Construct a philosophy of music education that values the rights of all secondary students to have access to engaging, relevant, and meaningful music study; 3. Develop pedagogical strategies for fostering the musical, intellectual, social, physical, emotional, psychological, and moral development of adolescents; 4. Develop strategies for differentiating instruction according to individual differences; 5. Examine multiple approaches to secondary music instruction that engage students in performing, creating, and representing music as well as thinking in sound, responding to music, and understanding music in cultural and historical contexts; 6. Create innovative rehearsal plans building on these approaches, incorporating appropriate materials and resources, curricular content, instructional strategies, and assessments; 7. Investigate ways to incorporate technology to serve as a medium of expression, creative and critical thinking, collaboration, and innovation for your students as well as a tool for you in administering your program and delivering effective instruction; 8. Demonstrate and apply what has been learned through peer teaching and by working with secondary students in field placements; 9. Reflect and engage in self-analysis to foster a disposition toward continuous growth as an educator and to build well-informed and imaginative visions of teaching and learning Goals adapted from Gallo, Jones, Sundloff, Thompson and Barrett, 2011. This class will be a lot of work—because teaching music is a lot of work. But the class should also be enjoyable; teaching music is the best job in the world! Stay on top of the work. Do the readings when they are assigned. Prepare—carefully and thoroughly—for your in-class responsibilities. Reflect thoughtfully, and make improvements.
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