Courses

• CFA ME 613: Practicum 3 8-12
  Supervised student teaching in grades 8 through 12; six weeks, minimum of 150 clock hours; weekly seminar; individual conferences with University supervisor. Prior to student teaching practicum, students must complete all licensure courses with a grade of C or higher, earn a minimum CUM GPA of 2.70, and pass the Massachusetts Tests for Teacher Licensure (MTEL). 4 cr. each semester.
• CFA ME 638: Rock Band Performance & Pedagogy
  Students will participate in small rock ensembles and will examine the pedagogy of that type of ensemble. Lectures and demonstrations will include topics such as equipment selection, repertoire selection, and performance techniques. an additional emphasis of this course will be techniques for amplifying rock ensembles. Students will also learn fundamental techniques for recording rock ensembles. 4cr
• CFA ME 640: Music Education Lab Instrumental
  These laboratories are designed to prepare students to provide group (classroom) instruction in instrumental music. Students progress through a variety of experiences that include, but are not limited to, techniques and pedagogical principles of beginning instruction on winds, strings, and percussion instruments; score preparation/analysis, conducting, and rehearsal procedures for various levels and instrumentations; and teaching individuals of differing abilities. 3 credits, repeatable, maximum of 6 credits.
• CFA ME 641: Music Education Lab Choral
  Within a laboratory environment focused on peer teaching, video recording, and just-in- time feedback, instruction in vocal/choral methods progresses through a variety of music teacher preparation experiences, including but not limited to: understanding how the voice works in speaking and singing; voice development across the lifespan; caring for the voice; using singing as a model in any music teaching situation; incorporating appropriate vocal technique into choral rehearsal; selection of choral repertoire to promote artistic development; score preparation/analysis; conducting; and rehearsal procedures. Also incorporated will be use of the school chorus or group voice class as an appropriate environment for English Language Learners. 3 credits, repeatable, to a maximum of 6 credits.
• CFA ME 645: Technology for Musicians
  Open to all Music majors. Within a computer laboratory setting, students will obtain essential skills in technologies to support music careers. Topics will include basic computer notation, audio recording and editing, MIDI recording and editing, media-rich web development, document design, self-promotion and responsible uses of social media. Students will also explore technologically enhanced and supported performance. Open to the BU Community. 2 credits.
• CFA ME 661: Jazz History and Performance Techniques 1
  Open to non-music majors and music majors for elective credit with advisor approval. Introduction to the American musical art form through recordings, videos, discussion, concerts and workshops; also an introduction to the role of jazz in education. 2 cr.
• CFA ME 701: History and Philosophy in Music Education: Perspectives and Practice
  Introduction to historical and philosophical foundations of music education. An intensive reading and research seminar course in the history of educational thought and practices in music education in the United States from the Colonial Period to modern times. The course has two distinct disciplinary components; historical research and philosophical discourse in music education.
• CFA ME 702: Psychology and Sociology in Music Education: Perspectives and Applications
  The purpose of this course is to critically examine psychological and sociological concepts as they relate to music and education. Topics include key issues and concepts in psychology and sociology; psychology as related to music educational processes; problems encountered in the sociology of music education; and cultural influences that affect both the psychology of the individual and sociological aspects of group dynamics. 4.0 credits.
• CFA ME 711: Introduction to Music Education Research
  Overview of music education research. Research design and methodology to include development of hypotheses, problems and subproblems, qualitative research, survey, observational, causal comparative, experimental, evaluation, and historical research. Ability to understand, interpret, and use research in teaching and learning. Designed primarily for master's degree students.
• CFA ME 740: Introduction to Music Education Research
  In this course, students become acquainted with a variety of research that informs music education, learn both to critique and apply that research, and develop their scholarly writing skills.
• CFA ME 741: History and Philosophy in Music Education: Perspectives and Practice
  The purpose of this course is to examine and discuss historical and contemporary philosophical ideas and problems in music and music education. A goal is for students to develop a sharpened sensitivity to past and present thought (primarily, but not limited to historical and philosophical thought) in the field of music education in order to better inform their own curricular and instructional choices.
• CFA ME 742: History and Philosophy in Music Education: Perspectives and Practice
  The purpose of this course is to critically examine psychological and sociological concepts as they relate to music and education. Topics include key issues and concepts in psychology and sociology; psychology as related to music education processes; problems encountered in the sociology of music education; and cultural influences that affect both the psychology of the individual and the sociological aspects of group dynamics.
• CFA ME 751: Community Music Perspectives
  Drawing upon the social, cultural, political, and economic milieu including movements in music education, music therapy and ethnomusicology, this course first examines reasons for the growth and development of community music. Students will be asked to trace an aspect of community music that may be considered as part of its heritage and also to evaluate and critique a contemporary community music project through fieldwork. Students will then be in a position to articulate their own vision for community music both as a practicum and as a scholarly pursuit.
• CFA ME 753: Introduction to Early Childhood Music Education
  ME 753 will provide an overview of early childhood development and education. Students will then investigate the musical development of very young children, and explore the components of research-based, developmentally appropriate early childhood music education. Special attention will be paid to the role of play in childhood and designing and implementing play-based musical experiences.
• CFA ME 759: Curriculum in Music Education: Vision and Design
  This is the final course in the Master of Music in Music Education degree program, and it lasts for 14 weeks. In the course, students focus on the development of a site-specific music curriculum, including the philosophical, psychological, and sociological foundations for that curriculum as well as the prospective implementation and assessment of the project. Because the nature of the project is to bring together elements from all previous coursework, it is graded as the Comprehensive Examination for the degree program.
• CFA ME 799: Curriculum Organization in Music Education
  Philosophies and objectives of music in public education; scope and sequence of curriculum appropriate for general choral and instrumental instruction. 4.0 credits.
• CFA ME 842: Qualitative Research Methods
  This course introduces graduate students to key issues and concepts in qualitative research. Students develop skills in conducting interviews, and observations; they gain experience with ethnographic and narrative techniques including transcribing, coding, interpreting data and presenting results of analysis.
• CFA ME 859: Problems, Theories, and Literature
  In this course, students begin the process of transitioning from their roles as graduate students to their lifelong roles as scholars. Topics and activities include: a scholarly reading and writing; theories and conceptual frameworks; constructing a research problem, rationale, and research questions; and creating an outline for a scholarly literature review.
• CFA ME 861: Seminar in Teaching College Music 1
  The focus of Seminar I will be basic principles of post-secondary learning. This course is based on the most current scholarship about student demographics, policy, and issues in higher education, as well as on adult learning theories. This course will be offered for 10 hours with accompanying 5 hours of online preparation and discussion forums. 1cr
• CFA ME 862: Seminar in Teaching College Music 2
  The focus of Seminar 2 will be developing an identity as a music teaching professional. This course is based on the most current scholarship about adult learning theories, active learning, and issues in higher education, as well as on adult learning theories. This course will be offered for 10 hours with accompanying 5 hours of online preparation and discussion forums. 1 cr

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