MUS 56 — Introduction to Music Teaching
Orientation to the role of music teacher in public schools. Observation of teacher-pupil interaction, instructional approaches, and classroom management in elementary through secondary schools. In addition to class time, the course requires a minimum of 45 hours of structured fieldwork in K-12 music classrooms, including cooperation with instructor-approved certificated music teachers. Fieldwork hours must be evenly divided among elementary, intermediate, and high school levels and include choral, instrumental, and general classroom music. This course requires verification of measles vaccination and pertussis, freedom of tuberculosis, and verification of flu vaccination within the past 12 months. Designed for music majors with an interest in music education.