Description:

This course is a recommended basic music course for all students applying
for admittance in the Graduate Teacher Elementary-Middle School Education Program.

 
Objectives:

1. To stimulate thinking concerning the role of music in schools and
what actions teachers take to integrate music into school curricula.

2. To develop musical skills that can be used by teachers in elementary and middle schools.

3. To learn the basic rudiments of music theory.

 
Text:

1. Grant Newman (1995). Teaching Children Music (4th Ed.). Brown & Benchmark.

2. Randall Moore. learning recorder through folksong. UO Printing.

3. Soprano recorder.(Aulos)

 
Assignments:

1. Recognize and read musical notation.

2. Perform folksong melodies on recorder

3. Perform instrumental accompaniments for singing.

4. Sing 30 folksongs from memory for the instructor.

5. Read the text and achieve 90% on quizzes.

6. Lead class in rote song and listening lesson.

7. Attend one concert in Beall Hall and write a concert report of 2 full pages minimum.
Use musical terms to describe the concert music and tell how you would
prepare children to listen to the concert.

8. Teach mini music lesson to children and document with a written report and lesson plan.

9. Pass written and performance quizzes and final examinations.

Evaluation: A = 90-100%, B = 80-89%, C. = 70-79%, D = 60-69%, F = 59 or below.

• 25% Written and Performance Quizzes
• 15% Song Memorization and Performance
• 15% Attendance and Participation
• 15% Concert and Teaching Reports
• 30% Written and Performance Final Exams

COURSE CALENDAR Music 322 - Fall 1998

MONDAY	WEDNESDAY	FRIDAY
Sept 28 Syllabus	30 Name Songs	Oct. 2 Rhythms
5 Text: 1-13	7 14-29	9 30-52 Rhythm Quiz
12 Melody 53-70, Recorders	14 71-81	16 82-104
19 Melody Quiz, Recorders	21 Texture/Harmony, 105-114	23 FAT CATS, 115-125
26 126-147 Concert Report DUE	28 Texture/Harmony Quiz	30 Form 149-159, Rote Songs
Nov 2 160-167 Teach Rote Songs	4 Form Quiz, Teach Rote Songs	6 Tempo & Dynamics, 169-175
9 Tone Color, 174-185	11 186-201	13 T,D,T/C Quiz
16 Listening, 203-216	18 217-227 How to Teach Listening	20 228-235
23 Singing 237-255 Teach Listening Lessons	25 256-264 Teach Listening Lessons	27 Thanksgiving, no classes
30 Music Reading, 267-283 Teach Listening Lessons	Dec.2 Music Writing, 284-296	Dec.4 Evaluation, 299-320
8 Tues. 15:15 FINAL EXAM sign-up for individual exams	Individual exams Finals Week	Individual exams Finals Week