Courses

Instrumental Performance juries assess each student’s growth in instrumental techniques including intonation, rhythm, tone production, articulation, dynamics, and musicality. Juries take place at a designated time at the end of the semester and are evaluated by each student’s program director and any additional invited faculty. Jury repertoire is selected in conversation with each student’s private teacher, and each student studies their jury repertoire in their private lessons.

• Department: Music and Performing Arts Professions

An ensemble approach to teaching, learning and performing on woodwind instruments in diverse music and school settings. Each student will have experience with at least three different woodwind instruments, and will study the transpositions needed for these instruments. This course is designed for students in Music Education and prepares them for meeting the requirements for K-12 music teacher certification.

• Department: Music and Performing Arts Professions

An ensemble approach to teaching, learning and performing on woodwind instruments in diverse music and school settings. Each student will have experience with at least three different woodwind instruments, and will study the transpositions needed for these instruments. This course is designed for students in Music Education and prepares them for meeting the requirements for K-12 music teacher certification.

• Department: Music and Performing Arts Professions

A review of traditional and experimental fingerings and effects on wind instruments. Examinations and performance of scores written for winds. Projects in composition for winds throughout the semester.

• Department: Music and Performing Arts Professions

Employing a biopsychosocial model and the integration of multiple contextual factors, various aspects of work and productive activities will be explored. Includes psychosocial issues, epidemiology, job analysis, an introduction to ergonomics, work hardening, universal design and social/legal issues related to the world of work.

• Department: Occupational Therapy

Development of teacher competence in working with parents and parent organizations. Considerations of the role of the teacher in parent-child relationships. Approaches and techniques for effective solutions to home and school problems. Current research on these issues is discussed.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

Using hands-on activities, students learn alternative methods of teaching second/world language through such approaches as jazz chants, storytelling, and others. Students work on resource projects on various innovative approaches to teaching world languages.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

For prospective and practicing teachers, heads of departments, supervisors, and coordinators of world language programs who desire to work on curriculum revision, audiovisual aids, teaching techniques, testing programs, teaching materials, teacher training, and evaluation, and other aspects of the world language program.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

Using hands-on activities, students learn of alternative methods of teaching second/world language through such approaches as jazz chants, storytelling, and others. Students work on resource projects on various innovative approaches to teaching world languages.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

Modern dramas from diverse cultures not ordinarily considered in detail in other courses. The theatre in each country as an art form, an institution, and a social force.

• Department: Music and Performing Arts Professions

One semester supervised student teaching in an early childhood special education classroom for a minimum of 180 hours within 20 days. Student teaching experiences will be used to support theoretical and practical applications of the planning and implementation of the curriculum.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

This course will help students strengthen the writing competencies they need to produce quantitative and qualitative method dissertations that will convey research findings in a clear, objective style. Course content will position students to begin contributing writings in their scholarly communities. Sequences assignments will address various writing forms and allow students feedback on their work.

• Department: Applied Statistics, Social Science, and Humanities

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This course provides a broad and practical look at the fundamentals of nonfiction writing about music in its many forms. Through the reading/writing of articles, blog entries, anthologies, biographies, liner notes, press materials, essays, and criticisms, the course explores the context and practice of writing about music—from journalist to publicist, as well as record labels, digital service providers, social media and other entities’ content creators. Students write essential materials that will benefit them within any facet of the music industry.

• Department: Music and Performing Arts Professions

This course provides a broad and practical look at the fundamentals of nonfiction writing about music in its many forms. Through the reading/writing of articles, blog entries, anthologies, biographies, liner notes, press materials, essays, and criticisms, the course explores the context and practice of writing about music—from journalist to publicist, as well as record labels, digital service providers, social media and other entities’ content creators. Students write essential materials that will benefit them within any facet of the music industry.

• Department: Music and Performing Arts Professions

Core course for understanding the teaching of writing from early childhood through grade 6. Survey of writing theory, development, assessment and related instructional practices. Examines the role of writing within a comprehensive integrated curriculum including attention to narrative, expository and argumentative writing; how to address mechanics effectively; and supporting writers at risk of failing to meet grade-level standards, as well as reticent writers.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

Core course for understanding the teaching of reading from grades 5 through 12. Survey of writing theory, development, assessment and related instructional practices. Examines the role of writing within a comprehensive integrated curriculum including attention to narrative, expository and argumentative writing; how to address mechanics effectively; and supporting writers at risk of failing to meet grade-level standards, as well as reticent writers.

• Department: Teaching and Learning

This course is an introduction to the fundamental somatic and anatomical principles of alignment for healthy habituation in everyday movement. The students explore multiple somatic forms (Pilates and Yoga) and ideas through discussion, observation, and embodied experience. The course focuses on transfer of dynamic alignment adjustments, one’s personal postural structure, and centering for daily life and movement. No prior Pilates or yoga experience required.

• Department: Music and Performing Arts Professions

This course is an introduction to the fundamental somatic and anatomical principles of alignment for healthy habituation in everyday movement. The students explore multiple somatic forms (Pilates and Yoga) and ideas through discussion, observation, and embodied experience. The course focuses on transfer of dynamic alignment adjustments, one’s personal postural structure, and centering for daily life and movement. No prior Pilates or yoga experience required.

• Department: Music and Performing Arts Professions