Music Methods for Elementary Teachers

MUE 4210
Music Methods for Elementary Teachers Course Syllabus

Instructor
Dr. Dennis Holt
Course Description
Building 9, Room 2508

Phone: 620-2764
e-mail:dholt@unf.edu
http://www.unf.edu/coehs/faculty/dholt

Course Description
Class Meeting
Course Objectives
Readings
Attendance and Participation
Grades
Grading Scale
Peer Teaches
Tentative Class Schedule
Educational Technology Center

Course Description

This course will provide you with the study and appraisal of teaching techniques, music literature, learning activities, curricular plans and materials essential to the musical development of elementary school children.

Class Meetings

The class will meet from 9:00 to 12:30 on Monday through Thursday, from June 22 to July 9. We will meet in Building 9, Room 1233.

Course Objectives

Upon the successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

Plan, teach, and evaluate music lessons in which students learn to sing songs.
Comprehend specific terms and related concepts important in the development of an understanding of the basic fundamentals of music.
Comprehend the unique contribution music makes to human growth and development and its relationship to the overall goals for music in the elementary school curriculum.
Plan, teach, and evaluate music lessons in which students demonstrate their musical performance skills through musical movement and playing musical instruments.
Plan, teach, and evaluate music listening lessons in which students develop listening skill and an understanding of music concepts through their study of music.
Plan, teach and evaluate a final music project of interest to you.

Readings

The required textbook is Integrating Music into the Classroom, Fourth Edition by Anderson and Lawrence. Melody bells are optional. Both can be purchased at the UNF bookstore. In addition to the text, outside readings are available on special topics. The readings are on the reserve in the UNF library.

Attendance and Participation

Class attendance and active participation is required and expected. New topics will be covered each class period. There will be a number of cooperative group activities that will involve total group participation.

Grades

These activities will be used to give you experience with cooperative learning and the use of models that are discussed and illustrated in class. Every member of a group is expected to participate fully in the activities.

Course grades will be computed as follows:	Points
Quiz #1	80
Quiz #2	80
Leading Songs	20
Music Performance Lesson (Peer Teach)	20
Music Listening Lesson (Peer Teach)	30
Final Project	50
Class Attendance and Participation	50
Field Experience Report	20
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	350 points

Grading Scale

Course grades will be computed as follows:

A = 93% - 100% (325 - 350 points)
B = 85% - 92% (296 - 324 points)
C = 77% - 84% (268 - 295 points)
D = 68% - 76% (237 - 267 points)
F = below 68% (0 - 236 points)

Assignments

Class assignments will be assessed according to the Class Schedule below. All class assignments will have a firm due date. Please prepare two typed copies of your lesson plans for the days they are due. As you complete your peer teach lessons, one copy is for you to follow. The other copy is for me to follow as you teach. Following your lesson, I will return my copy to you with feedback and collect your copy for my files.

Class Schedule

Date	Assignment	Readings
June 22	Read chapters prior to class meeting	Chapter 1 & 2
June 23	Read chapters prior to class meeting	Chapters 3 & 4
June 24	Read chapters prior to class meeting	Chapters 5 & 6
June 25	Leading songs (Objective 1)
June 29	Quiz 1 (Objective 2)	Chapter 8
June 30	Performance Lesson (Objective 4)
July 1	Performance Lesson
July 2	Read chapter prior to class meeting	Chapter 7
July 6	Listening Lesson (Objective 5)
July 7	Listening Lesson
July 8	Quiz 2 (Objective 3)	Chapters 9, 10 & 11
July 9	Final Report (Objective 6); Field Report

Educational Technology Center

The ETC is located in Building 9, Room 1427. Autoharps and melody bells are available. Other instructional materials are also available. The Media Section of the Carpenter Library (1st floor) has model lesson plans and videotaped lessons available for your review. Music series books, CDs, records and tapes are also available.

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MUE 4210 Music Methods for Elementary Teachers Course Syllabus