COURSE SYLLABUS – MUE 3210
Course Prefix/Number: MUE 3210
Course Title: Music for the Elementary Teacher
Course Credit Hours: 2
Instructor Name and Contact Information: Lori Glaze
E mail: lglaze@uwf.edu
Telephone: 474-2181 (Chair’s office)
Prerequisites or Co-Requisites: None
Course Description: Overview of music program for elementary children. Music methods and
instructional materials for elementary music program through activities in singing, listening, playing and
moving to music. No previous experience in music necessary. Material and supply fee will be assessed.
Student Learning Outcomes: Upon Completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Have a basic understanding of music being able to read simple rhythms and melodies
2. Prepare a lesson plan for a music class or a class using music to teach other subjects and
incorporating the Sunshine State Standards
3. Integrate music into their classroom and use music to teach other subjects
4. Understand the value of music in the school system
5. Make intelligent decisions about the quality of a children’s song and its worth to them as a
classroom teacher
6. Understand the importance of classroom management in being a success as a classroom
teacher
7. Sing at sight or play at sight on the recorder children’s songs
8. Teach elementary students how to produce a good singing voice
9. Teach children’s songs to their elementary class
10. Integrate (mainstream) special ed students into their classroom specifically using music as a
tool
11. Understand the historical significance of music in the culture of the world
12. Understand and apply the Sunshine State Standards to their music lessons
This course incorporates the following Accomplished Practices and Professional
Education Competencies and Skills for Florida teacher certification in Music
Education P-12: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.8, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.9, 3.2, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.4, 4.5,
5.4, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 and are assessed as follows:
1 - Knowledge of music theory, history, and literature
1.1 - Identify/discriminate between rhythmic structures
L/T
1.2 - Identify/discriminate between melodic structures
L/T
1.3 - Indentify/discriminate between harmonic structures
L
1.4 - Identify/discriminate between standard misc forms
T
1.5 - Identify/discriminate between stylistic features, genres, composers
1.8 - Identify/interpret terms and symbols found in music scores
T/D
T
2 - Knowledge of curricula and instructional planning
2.1 - Identify skills, teaching strat etc, for dev student's musical independence
L/T
2.2 - Select appropriate materials for student's capabilities and maturity
D/L/T
2.3 - Identify appropriate strategies for teaching the exceptional students
D/T
2.4 - Identify instructional strategies for teaching music history and theory
2.6 - Identify appropriate org of rehearsals and classroom activities to include
music history, theory, listening, sight reading and performance
D/T
2.9 - Identify factors in creating a music curr that provides balance of experiences
T/L
T
3 - Knowledge of instructional assesment procedures
3.2 Select teaching strat that promote student's music growth, ind, creat
D/L
3.5 - Identify techniques for assessing and evaluating student progress
3.6 - Eval the effectiveness of music instruc in terms of content,
process, and teacher self-evaluation
L
L
4- Knowledge of professional and instructional resources
4.1 - Identify resources and technology for instructional purposes
4.4 - Identify techniques and resources for advocating music ed and generating
community support
D/L/T
4.5 - Identify legal and ethical issues that impact music ed
W/D
W/D
5 - Kowledge of instructional emphasis: choral
5.4 - Classify vocal char and ranges at various levels of dev and maturation
T/L
6 - Kowledge of instructional emphasis: instrumental
6.2 - Identify families of wind, perc, and string inst and their ranges, etc.
T
7 - Knowledge of instructional emphasis: general music
7.1 - Identify appropriate materials and rep for use at various levels
L
7.2 - Identify practices in the care and maintaenance of classroom inst
T
7.3 - Identify methods for incorporating creative movement in music inst
D/T
7.4 - Identify techniques for teaching students how to play classroom inst
D/T/L
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D=discussion
L= lesson plan
T=written test
W=written assignment
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Lesson Plans
Classroom Management
Who Teaches Music
Elements of Music
Rhythm
Melody
Tone Color
Form
Harmony
Dynamics
Musical Terms
Concept of teaching simple to complex
Moving to music
Counting
Steps to teaching a song
Steps to helping students to learn to sing
Kodaly Method
Orff Method
Note reading
Playing the autoharp
Playing the recorder
Music and special ed students
Teaching other subjects with music
Music and culture
Music History overview
Sunshine State Standards
Texts:
Required texts:
Recommended texts:
Grading / Evaluation:
Final Grade consists of:
Test 1, Final Exam, Playing the recorder, Lesson Plan, & the notebook (all weighted equally)
Grading Scale:
A 95-100 (A- 95,96)
B 88-94 (B+ 93,94 B 90-92 B- 88,89)
C 80-87 (C+ 86,87 C 82-85 C- 80,81)
D 70-79 (D+ 77-79 D 74-76, D- 70-73)
F 69 and below
References/Bibliography: (optional)
Special Technology Utilized by Students: [Beyond baseline requirements of email and word
processing.] None
Expectations for Academic Conduct/Plagiarism Policy:
Academic Conduct Policy: See below
Plagiarism Policy: http://uwf.edu/cas/aasr/Plagiarism.doc
Student Handbook: http://www.uwf.edu/uwfmain/stuHandbk/
ASSISTANCE:
Students with special needs who require specific examination-related or other course-related
accommodations should contact Barbara Fitzpatrick, Director of Disabled Student Services
(DSS), dss@uwf.edu, (850) 474-2387. DSS will provide the student with a letter for the instructor
that will specify any recommended accommodations.
EXPECTATIONS FOR ACADEMIC CONDUCT
As members of the University of West Florida academic community, we commit ourselves to
honesty. As we strive for excellence in performance, integrity—both personal and institutional—
is our most precious asset. Honesty in our academic work is vital, and we will not knowingly act
in ways which erode that integrity. Accordingly, we pledge not to cheat, nor to tolerate cheating,
nor to plagiarize the work of others. We pledge to share community resources in ways that are
responsible and that comply with established policies of fairness. Cooperation and competition
are means to high achievement and are encouraged. Indeed, cooperation is expected unless
our directive is to individual performance. We will compete constructively and professionally for
the purpose of stimulating high performance and standards. Finally, we accept adherence to
this set of expectations for academic conduct as a condition of membership in the UWF
academic community.
From the Student Life Handbook, page 46.