2.00 Credits
This course serves as an introduction to the foundations of music education. Topics include history of music education in the United States, philosophical underpinnings of what we do as musician educators and why we do it, on becoming a musician teacher, fundamental psychology of learning and teaching, developing tools for teaching, early childhood music, elementary and secondary classroom music, instrumental music, choral music, multicultural music education, diverse learners, and developing instruction. Special emphasis is placed on helping the music education student in developing one's own philosophy of music and music education, and how being a music teacher requires one to be both a fine musician and a fine teacher.