Courses
Degree Program Structure
The summer masters in Music Education is intended to be completed in three consecutive summer sessions and is structured into three cognate areas: Music Education, Music Pedagogy and Professional Education.
Music Education Cognate courses are offered on a rotating basis, with electives in Music Pedagogy and Professional Education Cognates developed and offered on an on-going basis. This structure permits the student to enter the program at any given point in the sequence.
The student will apply for candidacy following the completion of 18 credit hours. It is recommended that students enroll in eight to nine credit hours each summer; project/thesis credits are earned through online enrollment during the fall/spring semester and in residency during that final summer session following admittance to candidacy.
Coursework
Music Education Cognate – 13 credits
MUED 600 Seminar in Music Education, three credits (2009)
MUED 610 Psychology of Music, three credits (2010)
MUED 620 Introduction to Research in Music Education, three credits (2011)
MUED 799 Thesis (or project), four credits
Music Pedagogy Cognate – 11 credits minimum
To be determined by student and adviser, with adviser approval. May include MUSC 611, 612, 690 and other graduate-level MUSC, MHIS, APPM, MUED courses
Professional Education Cognate – 6 credits
A focus on areas of education of interest to student to be determined by student and adviser, with adviser approval. May include EDUS 605, 607, 662, 673, 701; ADMS 600, 606, 611; ADLT 631; and other School of Education graduate (600-level) offerings
The structure of a summer-only program presents a challenge to the creation of a tradition learning community of scholars. To address this, the Music Education Cognate course is the first offered each summer and is the single course required of all students. This permits the formation of a learning cohort. In addition to meeting for the full week of the course, the final portion of each Music Education Cognate course is conducted online for the remainder of the summer session with students reading and discussing each other’s written work and research papers. Following the Music Education Cognate course, the students will select and take elective courses in the Music Pedagogy and Professional Education Cognates, proving additional opportunities to work with fellow students in an area of specific common interest.
View Summer 2012 courses
Instructor TBA:
Choral Literature and Style
27 June to 8 July, 2011 M-F, 1:00 to 5:00pm
The course will provide the practicing choral musician with a survey of choral repertoire through the ages, highlighting various genres within each historical period. Emphasis will be placed on stylistic considerations and performance practices. Students will be engaged in determining the standards that define quality choral repertoire (3 graduate credits - this course includes a significant online component to be completed no later than 3 August 2012)
Dr. Terry Austin:
Researching the Wind Band: Strategies and Resources
9 July to 20 July 2012, M-F, 8:00 am to 12:00pm
This class is designed to enable students to gain greater access to information relative to all aspects of the wind band. Students will become familiar with a wide variety of sources including written materials, web- based materials, recordings, video, and organizations. There will also be assignments to acquaint students with methods used in the various facets of wind band research. (3 graduate credits - this course includes a significant online component to be completed no later than 3 August 2012)
Dr. Patrick G. Smith:
Music History for the Public School Music Educator
9 July to 20 July 2012, M-F, 1:00 to 5:00 pm
This is not a course in strict music history; rather, the focus will be on familiarizing one's self with basic core music history terminology and data, which may then be used in the general music, choir, band, and orchestra classrooms. During this course, it is expected that the students will be able to increase their knowledge of how music is created and how it affects quality of life. It is also expected that students will be able to reflect on the relationship between music and its surroundings, including the effect the socio-political climate has on music and its creation. Students will be required to complete a workbook which begins with basic information of early generations and stretches across the centuries to modern music. (3 graduate credits - this course includes a significant online component to be completed no later than 3 August 2012)
Paul Bakeman:
Drumming the Groove Workshop -
World Drum Circle Techniques
5 and 6 July 2012. 9:00 to 3:00 pm Workshop cost: $175
Exciting, hands-on instruction in drum circle techniques from Western Africa and around the world by master Music Educator Paul Bakeman!! Materials and strategies for creating a drumming experience for students of all ages. Recertification points available!
Study Abroad – Summer 2012!
Music, Arts, and Culture in Ghana: Experience for Music Education
Led by Dr. Dave Greennagel, 8 to 23 July, 2012. 3 graduate credits
The purpose of this course is to provide an immersion experience within the culture of Ghana, with an emphasis on the vital musical and arts component of Ghanaian life, and the potential applications for inclusion in the US Music Education classroom/rehearsal. The course will involve direct study and individual student development of drumming skills in the Ga, Ewe, and Ashanti tribal traditions, African xylophone (gyill) playing, dance, and storytelling. Drum making techniques as well as batik and kente weaving will be explored.
This course will involve three pre-trip orientation sessions held on campus, with readings and discussion questions assigned. These sessions are designed to prepare the student for the upcoming immersion experience by developing an understanding of the history of Ghana and in practical preparation for such a trip. The time in Ghana will be divided between directed study and self-directed exploration; seven days will be spent in residence at the Dagara Music and Arts Center in Nsawam/Accra, with the remainder being spent in Accra. Directed experiences will include providing outreach Music Education experiences for Ghanaian children, along with tours of the Cape Coast to visit to the area's slave forts and Kakom Nature Reserve and potential for individual study with artists at the Centre for National Culture.
More information can be found on the study abroad website.
Orff Schulwerk Level I and II –
23 July to 3 August, 2012. 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Brent Holl, Betsy Kipperman, Paul Bakeman, Mary Evans
Music and Movement Education! Available for three graduate credits at VCU tuition rate or for Workshop only with recertification points available for only $485.
Workshop Non-credit Registration Option
To register for the workshop (non-credit) option, complete and submit the workshop registration form and payment of $485.
For Three Graduate Credits Option
If you wish to take the Orff workshop for University graduate credit and are not a currently enrolled or entering VCU student, please contact the registrar for information regarding registering as a special student.
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