Music Education 1
CFA MU 261
Required of music education students and open to any University student interested in building a basic repertoire of teaching skills. Discussion of student's reasons for selecting music teaching as a profession. The study of the nature of teacher power and authority in the classroom and the importance of relationship building with students. Instuctional strategies of master teachers including attention and clarity moves are studied, analyzed, and practiced. Analysis of teacher attributes as portrayed in films. Development of a repertoire of songs for classroom use. FIELD EXPERIENCE: 25 hours of sustained weekly Friday morning internship in a public secondary school music program. 2 cr.

