@MUCE 311 - Practices in Classroom Instruments

3 Credit(s)

The course is designed to prepare preservice music teachers in a variety of instructional approaches, materials, and techniques for the creative use of classroom instruments in the elementary and secondary general music classroom. Techniques and practices will be consider for, but not limited to, body percussion, harmony instruments (e.g. guitar, ukulele), pitched instruments (e.g. barred instruments, recorder), non-pitched percussion instruments (e.g. gourds, woods, homemade/found instruments,), and tools for technology based music production. Topics will include, but not be limited to, developmental sequences, pedagogical approaches, laying assessments, and technique for cooperative composition and improvisation for use in teaching classroom instruments. As warranted.

Prerequisite(s): @MUCE 306.

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