Master of Music Education Summer Courses - 2013

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MUSC 6220—WORLD MUSIC—2 HOURS      
June 10 – 28, 2013 (On-line)
Instructor:  Dr. Linda Schubert

This seminar will focus on a particular aspect of world music each semester that it is offered. The topic of the seminar will be available through the music department office and will address some aspect of world music that will be pertinent to the music educator. This seminar will assist music educators with incorporating some aspects of world music into their classrooms and rehearsals.

MUSC 5210—THE VOICE-PEDAGOGY, LANGUAGE, & LITERATURE—2 HOURS
June 10-21, 2013 (9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
Instructor: Dr. Fritz Robertson

Covers a broad range of information, skills, and resources indispensable to all who work with the human voice. Subjects include fundamentals of acoustics, fundamental voice production, the changing voice, performance psychology, teaching musical expressiveness using Dalcroze Eurythmics, building a basic library of vocal literature appropriate for pre-collegiate singers, and an introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet and its application to Singer’s Diction. Laboratory voice teaching with fellow class members as well as student volunteers from outside will be central to the instructional experience.

MUSC 5550—SPECIAL TOPICS: CHORAL LITERATURE SURVEY—2 HOURS
June 10-21, 2013 (1 - 4 p.m.)
Instructor: Dr. Richard Sowers

MUSC 6110—GRADUATE MUSIC THEORY—3 HOURS
June 17-20, June 24-26, July 1-3, 2013 (5 - 9 p.m.)
Instructor: Dr. Jonathan Brooks

This course begins with a review of the core components of the undergraduate music theory curriculum with emphasis placed on formal, harmonic and motivic/ thematic analysis. This class focuses on the integration of score analysis into the performance of musical works frequently used in the educational setting. An emphasis will be placed on conveying analytic information appropriately in the performance score. Evaluation in this course is based on demonstrating analytic techniques in several score preparations with written support and explanation.

MUED 5320—CONVERSATIONAL SOLFEGE—2 HOURS
June 24-28, 2013 (8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
Instructor: Dr. John Feierabend

Examines a pedagogical method that develops music literacy. Based on models used to teach conversational foreign languages, this course develops an understanding of music through the use of rhythm and tonal syllables at a “conversational” level that gradually evolves into reading, writing, improvisation, and compositional skills. This is a literature- driven curriculum. The sequencing of musical elements grows out of those tonal and rhythmic elements that exist in folk song literature. Each rhythm or tonal element is explored in patterns, songs, and themes from classical literature. Applications of conversational solfege range from elementary general and choral music courses to collegiate level choral, sight-singing, and ear-training courses.

MUED 5550—SPECIAL TOPICS: WORLD FOLK DANCING & FOLK SONGS—1 HOUR
June 24-28, 2013 (5:30 - 9 p.m.)
Instructor: Lille Feierabend

MUED 5550—SPECIAL TOPICS: DRUMMING—2 HOURS
June 24-28, 2013 (8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
Instructor: Jim Solomon

MUED 5550—SPECIAL TOPICS: TECHNOLOGY WITH INTEGRITY IN THE CLASSROOM—1 HOUR
July 1-3, 2013 (8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.)
Instructor: Lisa Sullivan

This course will show you how to take lesson plans and create coordinating notation and PowerPoint files.  You will work in a lab setting and learn to place notation into Word documents (lesson plans), create notation icons for use in PowerPoint, and animate icons to encourage active involvement by all in the classroom.  You may choose to work with Finale or Sibelius notation software.

LEVEL I, II, AND III ORFF CERTIFICATION—3 HOURS EACH LEVEL
July 8-19, 2013 (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Instructors:
Lisa Sullivan, Level II Basic
Cyndee Giebler, Level II Basic
Paul Cribari, Level III Basic
Sarah Hassler, Movement
Jenny Handshoe, Recorder

Level I: An intense introduction to basic Orff teaching philosophy and techniques, including the study of rhythm, harmony, solfege, modes, improvisation, pedagogy, pentatonic melodies, ostinati, bordun accompaniments, and elemental forms. Students also participate in recorder study and movement skills each day. This course addresses classroom application of Orff practices, techniques, and improvisational methods.

Level II: This course is a continuation of the study of Orff teaching methodology from Level I. It includes the study of pentatonic, diatonic, and modal melodies; melodic ostinato, bordun, and shifting chord accompaniments; and irregular and changing meters. Students review pentatonic modes and their transpositions, begin the study of pentachordal and hexachordal scales. Students participate in the study of recorder and movement each day. This course also addresses classroom application of Orff practices, techniques, and improvisational methods, including the sequential teaching of dance forms and folk dances.

Level III: A continuation of the study of Orff teaching from Level II. It includes improvisation in diatonic modes and asymmetric meters and harmonic accompaniments. Students continue intensive work in concepts of rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre, form, and pedagogy. Students participate in the study of recorder and movement each day. It also includes ensemble performance of all recorder voices, choreography, and improvisation relative to movement and music.

10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION!—SPECIAL SESSION WITH STEVEN CALANTROPIO
Saturday, July 13, 2013 (8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.)

MUED 6020—BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH—3 HOURS
July 22-26, 2013
Instructor: Dr. Janet Brewer

Introduces students to the major research tools available to them as music scholars and gives practical experience in using these tools to make valuable contributions to the field of music education research and scholarship. Included is an overview of major library reference tools, online resources, internet sources of scholarly information, and music periodicals and scholarly journals available (online and in print). Students will conclude with a research project demonstrating their understanding of how to use various research tools to provide new insights and understandings about musical scholarship and performance practices.

PRIVATE MUSIC STUDY (MUPF 5700—5980)                        
Dates and time, arranged

All private music lessons for this degree are intended as to serve as a means for music educators to “brush up” and enhance their performance skills. Lessons are encouraged as a way of keeping performance standards high and maintaining healthy performance practices. These lessons are not intended to lead to a recital or a public performance of any type. However, students who wish to give a recital may petition the music faculty to do so and will be expected to complete the recital hearing process as outlined in the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance Bulletin. Private music study is offered for 1, 2 or 3 semester hours of credit in the following areas and must be arranged with the appropriate faculty member before registering:

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