ED 590B - Music Education Methods and Materials

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This course focuses on methods and materials used to teach music in the schools. Candidates will examine and evaluate a variety of current approaches and instructional strategies of engaging students (P-12) to learn and perform music. The music pedagogies of Dalcroze, Kodaly, Orff and others will be examined with candidates developing their own eclectic approach to teaching music. The course also examines a variety of music resources made available to music educators through NAME (National Association for Music Education) and various music businesses that supply instructional materials for the purpose of teaching music.