Courses
Music Education
Note:Non-Music majors must receive approval from the appropriate Department Chair before registering for any music courses. EXCEPTION: Courses specifically indicated for Non-Music majors.
0599. Continuing Registration
Status (1 s.h.)
For matriculated graduate students in Music Education or Music
Therapy who were last enrolled more than one year ago and who
must be registered to complete outstanding degree requirements.
For credit or no credit only; does not count toward degree.
0601. Music in Elementary
Education (3 s.h.)
Examination of the role of music in the lives of children.
Emphasis on emerging trends in curriculum design and instructional
procedures.
0605. Practicum in Instrumental
Music (3 s.h.)
Designed for public school instrumental directors. Provides
practical study of orchestral instruments; laboratory experiences
in rehearsing instrumental ensembles; and examination of methods,
materials, and current research in instrumental teaching.
0618. Contemporary Issues
in Music Education (3 s.h.)
Examines proposals for educational reform published during
the great educational debate of 1983. Draws implications for
arts education with emphasis on music education at the state
and local levels. Includes guest speakers with relevant expertise.
0623. Receptive Methods
in Music Therapy (3 s.h.)
An examination of the therapeutic uses of music listening with
various populations. Laboratory training is given in how to
plan and conduct various types of listening experiences. Critical
procedures are surveyed.
0624. Individual Project
in Music Therapy (1-9 s.h.)
Prerequisite: For Master's degree candidates
in Music Therapy only.
Individual and group supervision of a music therapy project.
Project topics may include:survey of the literature, clinical
project, research project, theoretical study and self-inquiry.
0625. Developmental Foundations
of Music Therapy (2 s.h.)
An examination of research and theory on musical development
and their implications for music therapy assessment, treatment,
and evaluation.
0629. Music in Cultural
Perspective (3 s.h.)
Focuses on exploration of the possibilities and parameters
of a musical education which values respect and represents
our culturally diverse population through examination of our
beliefs and assumptions, acquisition of cultural and musical
knowledge, and planning and implementation of multicultural
music curricula.
0631. Technology for
Education in Music (3 s.h.)
Course in basic music technology skills. Students learn software
for notation, sequencing, aural skills training, and CD-ROM
study. Using Macintosh computers, students learn to produce
publication-quality notation and expressive MIDI recordings.
Prior computer experience is not required.
0632. Interactive Multimedia
I. (3 s.h.)
Teaches students how to create interactive multimedia applications
using authoring software, multimedia hardware, and multimedia
elements such as sound files, digital video, standard MIDI
files, and clip art. Students complete a final project demonstrating
their ability to create useful interactive multimedia applications
for education.
0633. Interactive Multimedia
II (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Interactive Multimedia I
or permission of instructor.
Students create multimedia objects using graphics, digital
audio, digital video, and MIDI hardware and software. Final
project is deployed both in a standard multimedia authoring
program and on the World Wide Web.
0641. Measurement and
Evaluation in Music (3 s.h.)
Measurement and evaluation are compared and the importance
of each is delineated. Teacher made rating scales, multiple-choice
tests, and necessary tests are developed for practicable use
in a music instructional program. The value of standardized
tests and the interpretation of accompanying test manuals are
explained. Technical aspects of measurement are given necessary
pragmatic consideration.
0644. Music Aptitudes (3
s.h.)
Examines the nature, description, development, measurement,
and evaluation of music aptitudes. Explains the nature/nurture
issue as it applies to developmental and stabilized music aptitudes.
Demonstrates the major music aptitude tests and their potential
uses.
0646. Music Psychotherapy (1-9
s.h.)
An examination of how music is used in individual and group
psychotherapy. Emphasis is given to the integration of creative,
receptive and verbal techniques within various theoretical
orientations.
0647. Qualitative Research
in Music Therapy (2 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Students learn to conceive
and design music therapy research using postpositivist,
naturalist, or alternative paradigms of inquiry..
0648. Music Therapy Client
Assessment (3 s.h.)
An in-depth examination of how receptive and active music experiences
are used to understand clients and their therapeutic needs.
0649. Quantitative
Research in Music Therapy (1-9
s.h.)
Issues and skills in quantitative research are examined, including:formulating
research questions, reviewing the literature, designing a study,
analyzing and interpreting reports, and ethical precautions.
0650. Foundations of
Music Education (3 s.h.)
Analysis of significant philosophical, psychological, and sociological
positions that have impact upon basic concepts in music education.
0660. Apprentice College
Teaching (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Designed to provide opportunity for supervised teaching at
the college level.
0661. Apprentice College
Teaching (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Designed to provide opportunity for supervised teaching at
the college level.
0667. Experimental
Design and Analysis (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Interpretation of Research
669 and at least one course in elementary statistics
in psychology or education.
Design and analysis of experimental research in music is explained
and critically examined. Practical application of research
to current problems in music instruction and to student`s particular
interests is stressed. All students will complete a proposal
which should qualify for doctoral research.
0668. The Reporting
of Research (3 s.h.)
Focuses on developing doctoral-level writing skills in preparation
for writing term papers, articles for publication, monographs,
and dissertations.
0669. Interpretation
of Research (3 s.h.)
Articles in professional music journals and magazines are read,
interpreted, and critically analyzed; all types of research
will be covered; relationship between research and pedagogical
practice considered. Student will complete bibliography consistent
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0670. Research in Music
Education (3 s.h.)
Study of research design, quantitative analysis, bibliography
in music and music education. Required of all candidates for
Master of Music degree majoring in Music Education.
0673. Guided Imagery
and Music I. (3 s.h.)
An introduction to GIM through demonstrations, lectures, and
personal experiences. Topics include the role of music, relaxation
procedures, types of imagery, and basic guiding techniques.
0674. Guided Imagery
and Music II. (3 s.h.)
Continuation of Music Therapy 673 with special emphasis given
to the role of music. GIM tapes are analyzed in terms of musical
characteristics, imagery potentials, and clinical uses. Group
supervision is provided in guiding according to the music.
0675. GIM Supervision (1-4
s.h.)
Supervised clinical practice in GIM. Emphasis is given to the
role of the guide, the therapist-client relationship, and the
therapeutic process. Case studies are used to understand the
personal and symbolic significance of imagery.
0676. Advanced Topics
in GIM (4 s.h.)
Intensive training in GIM process with emphasis given to the
role of imagery in psychotherapeutic and transpersonal phenomena.
In depth guiding techniques are presented.
0680. Administration
and Supervision in Music Education (3
s.h.)
Examination of the principles, practices and problems in the
administration and supervision of school music programs.
0682. Field Experience
in Supervision (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
required.
Required Supervisory Certification program for certification
as a Supervisor of Music Education (K-12) in Pennsylvania.
Must be taken simultaneously with Seminar in Supervision 798
in the College of Education. Individually designed and supervised
internship.
0683. Learning Theory
in Music I. (3 s.h.)
An analysis of learning theory applied to the teaching of music.
Discrimination and inference learning is emphasized. The course
serves as preparation for Learning Theory in Music II 693 in
which the theory is applied to general music, beginning instrumental
music, and performance group instruction.
0688. Music in Medicine (1-9
s.h.)
A survey of various medical applications of music and music
therapy with experiential and laboratory training. The following
topics are addressed through various course sections:General
Hospitals, Chronic and Terminal Illness, Music Biofeedback,
Cognitive Models, Humanistic Models, Healing Models, Vibroacoustic
Therapies, and Performing Arts Medicine.
0689. Music Therapy
Education and Training (1-2 s.h.)
A survey of the literature with apprenticeship training in
teaching and supervising music therapy students.
0691. Contemporary
Problems in Music Education:Individual Study (1-3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Critical examination of recent trends and issues in music education
through major research projects on selected phases of music
education.
0692. Contemporary
Problems in Music Education:Individual Study (1-3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Critical examination of recent trends and issues in music education
through major research projects on selected phases of music
education.
0693. Learning Theory
in Music II. (3 s.h.)
Analysis of content learning sequence in music as applied to
education of pre-school children, students in general; vocal
and instrumental music programs in schools considered; interaction
of technique and method is considered.
0694. Music Therapy
Ethics (2 s.h.)
An examination of ethical issues in music therapy practice,
research, education, and supervision.
0696. Topics in Creative
Arts Therapies (2-8 s.h.)
An exploration of interdisciplinary topics in art, dance, music,
drama and poetry therapies. Sample topics include:Mandala Assessment,
Music and Mandalas, Musical Psychodrama.
0697. Individual Research:Music
Therapy (1-3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: By permission of the instructor.
Individual and group supervision of clinical projects and research
thesis.
0698. M.M. Final Project:Music
Education (1-3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Registration is limited to
M.M. candidates in Music Education with the
permission of an adviser.
Continuous registration in the fall and spring semesters is
required until the project is completed.
0699. Research Seminar
in Music Education (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: 670 or equivalent and permission
of instructor.
Planning and execution of pre-dissertation research projects
is discussed. Participants work independently and in small
groups to acquire skills necessary for completion of the dissertations.
0799. Preliminary Examination
Preparation (1-6 s.h.)
For doctoral students in Music Education preparing to sit for
the Preliminary Examinations.
0805. Producing and
Directing the Secondary School Musical:Workshop (3
s.h.)
Directing, selecting, casting, rehearsing, producing school
musicals. Public relations, staff, dynamics, conducting, score
preparation, re-orchestration, rehearsals, lighting, scenic
design, construction, and staging will be considered.
0809. Creative Approaches
in Elementary Music Workshop (3
s.h.)
Exploration of various current techniques, and manner in which
they can be used to develop musical concepts and cultivate
musical skills in large and small groups and in individualized
settings. Opportunities to construct teaching materials and
equipment will be provided through the facilities of the Presser
Learning Center.
0832. Music Therapy
Doctoral Seminar (1-3 s.h.)
Seminar for examining current issues in music therapy and psychoeducational
processes, and particularly those that warrant further research.
Dissertation proposals are presented for critique and analysis.
0834. Instrument Repair
for the Band Director:Workshop (3
s.h.)
Workshop designed to give hands-on experience in proper cleaning
of instruments and repair basics, including:pad and cork replacement,
spring replacement, pad seating, key adjustment, and stuck
mouthpieces/tuning slides. Additional fee, payable on the first
day of class to cover cost of course materials. Participants
are asked to bring a clarinet, flute, trumpet, and saxophone
if possible.
0835. Methods and Techniques
in Instrumental Music:Workshop (3
s.h.)
Seminar for the instrumental teacher at all levels of instruction.
Practical application of appropriate methods and techniques.
Special emphasis on beginning instrumental instruction based
on contemporary learning theory. Other topics include testing,
recruiting and score reading.
884 - 888. Music Therapy:Special
Topics (1-3 s.h.)
An in-depth examination of a particular issue, problem or topic
in music therapy practice, research or theory. Sample topics
include:Vocal Methods, Improvisational Assessment, International
Music Therapy Practice.
0843. Using Computers
for Music Printing and Composing (3
s.h.)
Course designed for music educators and other music professionals
seeking basic skills in music technology. Using Macintosh computers,
students use music notation software and music sequencing software
to produce publication-quality music notation and expressive
MIDI recordings. Prior computer experience is not required.
0844. Multimedia and
the Internet:Workshop (3 s.h.)
Designed to introduce students to using Hypertext, CD-ROM,
MIDI, and the World Wide Web in the study of music.
0845. Jump Right In
-Instrumental Book I. (3 s.h.)
Workshop designed to introduce the instrumental teacher and
the general music teacher who teaches recorder to Book 1 of
Jump Right In:The Instrumental Series.
0846. Jump Right In
-Instrumental Book II. (3 s.h.)
Workshop designed to introduce the instrumental teacher to
Book 2 of Jump Right In:The Instrumental Series.
0847. Audiation Based
Improvisation:Workshop (3 s.h.)
Designed for the general, vocal and instrumental music teachers,
this workshop provides an understanding of music learning through
improvisation at all levels of instruction.
0848. Music and Movement:Workshop (3
s.h.)
Participants will experience an intensive, hands-on workshop
featuring contemporary techniques and suggested teaching materials
for movement for children of all ages. Focus will be on self
space and shared space, continuous fluid and discrete movement,
movement through levels of space, and development of movement
lessons appropriate for children.
0849. Writing Final
Projects (3 s.h.)
With the help of a new textbook, The Readable Thesis:A Guide
to Formal Writing for Efficient Reading, students will learn
to avoid some of the more common writing foibles, will evaluate
writing and have their writing evaluated, and will explore
possibilities for the form and substance of final projects,
from monographs to theses and dissertations.
0865. Innovative Instrumental
Methods:Workshop (3 s.h.)
An intensive workshop designed to show how instrumental students
can be taught to perform, improvise, and read music with a
good sense of intonation and steady tempo. Beginning instrumental
instruction will be emphasized. Instrumental teachers at all
levels will benefit.
0899. Pre-Dissertation
Research (1-6 s.h.)
For doctoral students in Music Education who have passed the
Preliminary Examinations and who do not yet have an approved
dissertation proposal.
0954. Music Therapy
Doctoral Dissertation (1-3 s.h.)
Individual supervision of doctoral research and writing of
the final dissertation.
0999. Dissertation
in Music Education (1-6 s.h.)
Registration is limited to Ph.D. candidates in Music Education
with the permission of an adviser. Continuous registration
in the fall and spring semesters is required until the oral
defense has been passed.