Oct 04, 2024  
2024-2025 Shepherd University Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Shepherd University Catalog

Music Teaching Field, PreK-Adult, B.M.E.


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School of Music

Program Learning Outcomes

Overall Program

 

  • To develop performance and/or compositional skills exhibiting artistic integrity and competence;
  • To foster music ensembles which demonstrate the highest standards in artistic excellence;
  • To foster student inquiry, interaction, and self-discovery;
  • To provide a strong foundation for future graduate music study;
  • To train students seeking public school music careers according to approved standards of teacher education;
  • To develop student capacity to communicate music and its role in society to others;
  • To develop artistic sense of the general student in terms of musical understanding, appreciation, and perception;
  • To provide avocational opportunities for interested students through participation in various music ensembles and other music activities; and
  • To enhance the image of the College of the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, the School of Music, and the university by serving as a hub of artistic activity for the community.

Curriculum for a Teaching Field in Music PreK-Adult


Total minimum semester hours required, 120 Hours


Professional education requirements, 19 Hours


STUDENT TEACHING SEMESTER:

Core Curriculum requirements, 39 Hours


 The following courses from the teaching field and professional core will also satisfy Tier 2 requirements in the Arts and Social Sciences:

Note(s):


 

See professional education course listings under Education:

  (19 hours required). 

Contact Person: Dr. Austin Showen, Coordinator of Music Education, Frank Center CA 111, 304-876-5225.

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