Courses
An overview of music teaching as a profession, including an examination of contemporaryphilosophical and pedagogical trends in music education as well as roles and attitudes ofthe elementary and secondary school music teacher.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
Area: P, Y
Study of the trumpet, trombone, horn, and tuba with an emphasis on methods and materialsfor the instruction of beginners in the public school setting.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
Area: P, Y
Study of the clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon, and saxophone with emphasis on methods and materials for instruction of beginners in the public school setting.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
Area: P, Y
Study of the trumpet, clarinet, and violin to familiarize guitarists, vocalists, and pianists with fundamental concepts of brass, woodwind, and stringed instrument playing. Also includes elementary pedagogy related to those instruments.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
Area: P, Y
Study of the percussion instruments. Emphasis is on playing techniques, percussion notation,and diagnosis of student problems. Also included are basic maintenance and repairprocedures.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
Area: P, Y
Development of conducting skills and rehearsal strategies appropriate to the secondary school choir. Also includes methods of teaching singing in the large ensemble setting.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
Area: P, Y
Development of conducting skills and rehearsal strategies appropriate to the secondaryschool band/orchestra. Also includes methods of teaching wind, string, and percussionplaying in the large ensemble setting. Open to majors only.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
Area: P, Y
An eclectic approach to teaching vocal and general music in elementary and middle school. Includes organization of instruction, selection of appropriate materials, theories of learning, childhood development, and basic guitar instruction. Observation and guided teaching in local schools are required. Open to majors only.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
Area: P, Y
Progressive Methods: Instrumental Music is designed to provide students with opportunities to develop and refine instrumental music teaching skills, strategies, and progressive techniques through teaching experiences in remote and/or in-person classroom and rehearsal settings in the public schools. Educational Psychology Content is now covered in Literacy in the Content Areas I and II. Along with best practices in pedagogy for specific instruments and voice, the weekly practicum experiences will include knowledge and practical application of learning theories, classroom management strategies and development of lesson plans with integrated literacy in the content area knowledge. The Guitar Skills component emphasizes strategies for group class instruction at the secondary level while continuing to develop guitar skills for effective modeling.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
Area: P, Y
Principles of secondary education and activities of Conducting the Secondary InstrumentalEnsemble (510.338), plus independent projects and workshops related to marching bandand jazz ensembles. Open to certification candidates only
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
Area: P, Y
A performance-based approach to teaching vocal and general music in secondary schoolsand continued study of an eclectic approach to teaching general music. Includes principlesof secondary education, organization of instruction, selection of appropriate materials, theoriesof learning, and adolescent development. Observation and guided teaching in localschools included. Open to majors only.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
Area: P, Y
Study of the violin, viola, cello, and double bass with emphasis on methods and materials for instruction of beginners in the public school setting.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
Area: P, Y
Development of conducting skills and rehearsal strategies appropriate to the secondary school choir. Also includes methods of teaching singing in the large ensemble setting.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
Area: P, Y
Development of conducting skills and rehearsal strategies appropriate to the secondaryschool band/orchestra. Also includes methods of teaching wind, string, and percussionplaying in the large ensemble setting. Open to majors only.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.;Completion of previous course required, PY.510.238[C].
Area: P, Y
Supervised student teaching in public schools daily for one semester (8 weeks in elementary, 7 weeks in secondary).
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
An overview of inclusive teaching strategies for music educators centered on universal design, accessibility, and intersectionality, framed through a disability justice lens.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
Area: P, Y
Concomitant with 411, the seminar is devoted to discussion of problems related to teaching music in the schools. Special emphasis is on practices in the secondary school.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
Application of selected theories of learning to teaching music in the elementary and secondary school. Characteristics of childhood and adolescent development will also be examined with implications for designing appropriate musical instruction.
Area: P, Y
A seminar in research specific to music education. Prepares the teacher to read and interpretmusic education research in professional publications. The course includes an examinationof basic procedures of historical, descriptive, and experimental research in musiceducation. Offered in alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
A seminar on historical and philosophical perspectives of music education. Includes the study of the history of music education in the United States and various philosophies of music education. Offered in alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
Area: P, Y
Supervision and Curriculum Development is designed to examine the role of the music supervisor or department coordinator in the public schools including issues concerning curriculum, class scheduling, staff supervision/evaluation/improvement of instruction, budgets, public relations and research problems in planning and executing a modern program. The course includes the development of curriculum guides and materials with specific focus on individual areas of interest.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
Elective credit may be granted for graduate courses or workshops in an area of specialization; Orff, Kodaly, Dalcroze, or Suzuki certification; courses included in JHU’s Carey Business School or School of Education. Students may also enroll in Music Education Electives through Peabody as an Independent Study, with permission of a Music Education Faculty member.
A survey of three major general music methods, Kodaly, Orff, and Dalcroze. other methods will be covered depending on the time left in the course. Primarily for graduate Music Education majors.
Observation and guided teaching in a variety of settings, designed to enhance and expand the teaching skills of the practicing educator. Includes individualized video-taping of teaching demonstrations and follow-up conferences. Practicum experiences are arranged according to student interests and needs and may include teaching and supervisory internships.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.
The Independent Field Study is the culmination of applied academic material gained through the graduate music education coursework. The Field Study, usually completed at the end of the degree program, will be a scholarly document dealing with current issues in music education. It may be a research project, a curriculum development project, a lecture-recital or any other type of project concerned with current music education issues. The pre-requisite: Music Bibliography and Research in Music Education courses ensure that the student has the content knowledge and skills needed to complete original research or a research informed project in their field/area of interest. The purpose of the study is to allow the graduate student to demonstrate their working knowledge of research, writing, teaching, psychology, and philosophy within the field of music education in a scholarly document. The music education instructor of the student’s choosing chairs the study.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Music Education majors only.