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• MUU 335: MUSIC FOR EXCEPTIONAL LEARNER

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  In this course students will become familiar with general educational issues and music education trends affecting exceptional learners in the United States. Developmental music experiences for the exceptional learner in mainstreamed music classes will be addressed with an emphasis on the identification, methods of instruction, and arranging of music for exceptional learners. Questions about music education teaching and learning will be covered, and students will be introduced to variations in language ability, assessment, inclusion, and music education in a diverse world. The class will develop a sense of community online through reading and posting to discussion forums and communicating regarding case study and video presentations. Students will become knowledgeable in the areas of language, motor, visual, and social development, connecting current research and theory about exceptional learners in music education to classroom practice. To synthesize thinking and learning experiences, students will also critically assess inclusive school settings.
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• MUU 390: CLIN EXP & PRACTICUM I

  6.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  Student teaching is the culminating experience of the undergraduate Music Education program. It provides the student with the opportunity to observe professional music teachers and to participate in the music education program of the school. The student teaching semester is divided into two segments, one at the elementary level (K-6) and the other at the secondary level. These are interchangeable. At some point during these placements the student teacher will have experience with general, vocal/choral, and instrumental music instruction. The student teacher is expected to participate in planning and teaching lessons in all of these areas. The Practicum is a seminar scheduled concurrently with Student Teaching. Led by university faculty, students will discuss a variety of subjects, including but not limited to: teaching strategies, learning theory, classroom and rehearsal management techniques, community resources, and other pre-professional concerns.
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• MUU 391: CLIN EXP & PRACTICUM II

  6.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  Student teaching is the culminating experience of the undergraduate Music Education program. It provides the student with the opportunity to observe professional music teachers and to participate in the music education program of the school. The student teaching semester is divided into two segments, one at the elementary level (K-6) and the other at the secondary level. These are interchangeable. At some point during these placements the student teacher will have experience with general, vocal/choral, and instrumental music instruction. The student teacher is expected to participate in planning and teaching lessons in all of these areas. The Practicum is a seminar scheduled concurrently with Student Teaching. Led by university faculty, students will discuss a variety of subjects, including but not limited to: teaching strategies, learning theory, classroom and rehearsal management techniques, community resources, and other pre-professional concerns.
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• MUU 399: INDEP STUDY IN MUSIC EDUCATION

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is an individualized approach to address the needs and interests of select students through guided research, readings, discussions, and papers in music education. Students may schedule this course for one to three credits in a single semester.
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• MUU 510: PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course addresses the physiological, sensory, and organizational processes required in perception and cognition of sound and how they interact with learning. Areas to be addressed include foundations of acoustics, physiology of the hearing system, musical preferences, human developmental psychology in relationship to musical learning, personality of musicians, performance anxiety, psychology of musical performance, relationships between music and intelligence, and the relationship between music, meaning and culture. Engaging with, reading and critiquing research articles in these various areas will require the student to additionally develop a basic understanding of research design and statistical importance.
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• MUU 520: INSTRUCT SYS DESIGN& LEARN MUS

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course provides an introduction to the foundations, history and practical applications of current instructional design strategies in educational settings and how human beings learn within and outside of academic situations. Special emphasis will be placed on how humans developmentally, cognitively, behaviorally, aesthetically, physically, and systematically learn and process music within various instructional contexts.
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• MUU 522: ELEMENTARY MUSIC METHODS

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will prepare the prospective music educator to create, develop and teach successful elementary classroom music programs. Students will study major trends and learning theories, apply knowledge of child development including exceptional populations, examine the literature and materials for teaching music, create lesson and unit plans, and engage in practice teaching experiences.
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• MUU 525: ADV FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC EDU

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course examines a variety of important questions affecting how music education is viewed in the United States. Students will investigate the history of music education in the USA, the nature of educational experience, the nature of musical performance, the roles of imagination and creativity in music and all art, and the roles of democracy and personal meaning making through music.
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• MUU 530: PRAC TECH FOR MUS EDUCATORS

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to enhance existing technology skills needed to be a successful music educator in the classroom. Areas to be addressed include current technology for musical notation; audio, video, and graphics editing; website creation, and offsite digital storage in the classroom.
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• MUU 532: INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC METHODS

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to prepare students to teach instrumental music in the schools. Each student will be able to discuss and/or demonstrate appropriate teaching techniques, strategies and materials (including representative orchestral and wind repertoire), and develop an understanding of the administrative responsibilities needed to initiate and maintain a successful instrumental music program.
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