MASTER
OF ARTS IN MUSIC EDUCATION (M.A.)
Director: Valerie Austin
Program Description
The Master of Arts in Music
Education program is intended to prepare the experienced, in-service music
teacher for full participation in the profession as leader, researcher, and
master practitioner. It is designed for music teachers with initial (Standard
Professional I) licensure who, after the successful completion of the program,
will obtain the North Carolina “M” license in music. The program is designed to
promote both teacher autonomy and interdependence through development of individual
talents, interests, and philosophies and through growth in competence in the
professional practice of music education.
Program Goals and Objectives
The Music Education graduate
program is designed to help students engage in inquiry, reflection, and action
in order to enhance:
1. The professional lives of teachers in general;
2. The learning and well being of their students;
3. The teaching and learning environments of their schools; and
4. Partnerships with parents and families.
Students will:
1. Strengthen
their command of the structures, methodologies, and content of contemporary
music education, philosophy, and research;
2. Improve
their command of performance and conducting skills;
3. Improve
their understanding of music technology, history, literature, theory, and
arranging;
4. Demonstrate
scholarly competence in the organization, interpretation, and evaluation of
knowledge;
5. Demonstrate
professional competence and leadership in the communication and dissemination
of knowledge to diverse students; and
6. Identify
contemporary problems in various aspects of music and music education and
design and/or demonstrate proposed solutions with appropriate leadership
initiatives.
The culminating Master’s
projects will reflect the five UNCP Teacher Education Master’s Candidate
Standards and the core and content standards of the M.A. in Music
Education program. As a result, applied music and thesis projects will be
authentic in nature and applied in content. Students will design and/or
demonstrate proposed solutions to contemporary, clearly identified problems.
The portfolio will contain artifacts and relevant data documenting graduate
study and related activities. Areas of emphasis include self-evaluation,
reflection, and identification of “next steps.”
Program-specific admission criteria:
a) Two years of
teaching experience or the equivalent.
b) An
acceptable audition on one’s major instrument/voice.
c) Letter of
application that includes a statement of the applicant’s philosophy of music
education.
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Requirements for a Master of Arts in Music Education |
Sem.
Hrs. |
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Studies in Supportive Areas EDN 5500 - Applied Educational Psychology EDN 5650 - Applied Philosophy of Education (Prereq: EDN 5500) EDN 5660 - Applied Educational Research |
9 |
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Specialty Area Requirements A.
Major Area MUS 5640-Applied Contemporary Instructional Methodology MUS 5650-Applied Philosophy and Leadership of Music Education MUS 5660-Applied Research in Music Education One of the following (6 hours): MUS 5980-Elements of Thesis Writing and MUS 6000-Thesis Project, or MUSP 5001-5861 - Applied Music (4 hours) and MUS 6040-Applied Music Project B.
Other Studies in Music MUS 5731- Graduate Ensemble or MUSP 5001-5861 - Applied Music MUS 5290 - Graduate Conducting MUS 5340 - Advanced Arranging MUS 5950 - Advanced Study of Music History and Literature MUS 5300 - Rehearsal Strategies |
15 12 |
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Total
Hours (Minimum): 36 |
COURSES
MUSIC (MUS)
MUS 5290. Graduate Conducting (2 hours)
A laboratory course that includes the study of
choral and instrumental conducting techniques and scores.
MUS 5300. Rehearsal Strategies (2 hours)
A course designed to complement MUS 5290 by offering
real-life applications of conducting skills.
MUS 5340. Advanced Arranging (3 hours)
A practical study of arranging for a wide-range of
performance media as determined by the student’s teaching situation.
MUS 5640. Applied Contemporary Instructional Methodology (3 hours)
A study of current trends in music education
relating to music instruction at all levels, K-12.
MUS 5650. Applied Philosophy and Leadership of Music Education (3 hours)
A survey of major philosophical trends in music
education from the 18th-century to the present.
MUS 5660. Applied Research in Music Education (3 hours)
Emphasis is on recent research and research
methodology in music education as it relates to instructional as well as
historical issues.
MUS 5731. Graduate Ensemble (1 hour per semester)
Credit is granted for participation in an ensemble
chosen by the student in consultation with his/her graduate advisor. May be
repeated to a maximum of 3 total hours.
MUS 5810. Internship in K-12 Music Education (3 hours)
Ten week, full-time internship experiences in an
off-campus public school setting appropriate for K-12 Music licensure. Prerequisite:
Approval of the Music Education Program Director.
MUS 5950. Advanced Study of Music History and Literature (3 hours)
A study of select genre of music of music literature
to include large-scale choral and instrumental works as well as opera and
chamber music to be viewed from a stylistic and developmental viewpoint.
MUS 5980. Elements of Thesis Writing (2 hours)
A seminar class that focuses on elements of thesis writing with particular emphasis on creating an appropriate review of literature.
MUS 5990. Graduate Portfolio (1 hour)
Emphasis is on demonstrating and documenting through a portfolio the knowledge, skills, and behaviors needed for reflective teaching and for community, school, and classroom leadership. Prerequisite: Approval by program director.
MUS 6000. Thesis Project (4 hours)
The student prepares a Master’s Degree thesis in the area of the student’s major under the direction of the student’s major advisor and thesis committee. Pass/Fail. Prereq: Completion of 21 semester hours of graduate work; MUS 5980; EDN 5660; permission of the student’s major advisor; and permission of the Dean of Graduate Studies.
MUS 6040. Applied Music Project (2 hours)
Credit is granted for presenting a full
(approximately one-hour) recital and supporting document.
APPLIED MUSIC (MUSP)
Private lessons at the graduate
level on an instrument/voice of the student’s choosing as approved by his/her
faculty audition committee; can be repeated to a maximum of 6 total hours.
MUSP 5001. Private Voice (1 hour)
MUSP 5021. Private Piano (1 hour)
MUSP 5041. Private Organ (1 hour)
MUSP 5061. Private Flute (1 hour)
MUSP 5081. Private Oboe (1 hour)
MUSP 5101. Private Clarinet (1 hour)
MUSP 5121. Private Bassoon (1 hour)
MUSP 5141. Private Saxophone (1 hour)
MUSP 5161. Private Trumpet (1 hour)
MUSP 5181. Private French Horn (1 hour)
MUSP 5201. Private Trombone (1 hour)
MUSP 5221. Private Euphonium (1 hour)
MUSP 5241. Private Tuba (1 hour)
MUSP 5261. Private Percussion (1 hour)
MUSP 5281. Private Violin (1 hour)
MUSP 5301. Private Viola (1 hour)
MUSP 5321. Private Violoncello (1 hour)
MUSP 5341. Private Bass Viol (1 hour)
MUSP 5361. Private Guitar (1 hour)
MUSP 5501. Private Voice (2 hours)
MUSP 5521. Private Piano (2 hours)
MUSP 5541. Private Organ (2 hours)
MUSP 5561. Private Flute (2 hours)
MUSP 5581. Private Oboe (2 hours)
MUSP 5601. Private Clarinet (2 hours)
MUSP 5621. Private Bassoon (2 hours)
MUSP 5641. Private Saxophone (2 hours)
MUSP 5661. Private Trumpet (2 hours)
MUSP 5681. Private French Horn (2 hours)
MUSP 5701. Private Trombone (2 hours)
MUSP 5721. Private Euphonium (2 hours)
MUSP 5741. Private Tuba (2 hours)
MUSP 5761. Private Percussion (2 hours)
MUSP 5781. Private Violin (2 hours)
MUSP 5801. Private Viola (2 hours)
MUSP 5821. Private Violoncello (2 hours)
MUSP 5841. Private Bass Viol (2 hours)
MUSP 5861. Private Guitar (2 hours)