MED 303 - Elementary Instrumental Methods

3 credit(s)
This course provides music education majors with pedagogical skills necessary to teach beginning band and strings. Topics include philosophy, objectives, recruiting, instrument selection, communication with parents, evaluation, motivation, administration, scheduling, acoustics, sequential instruction, teaching with modeling/singing and rehearsing. In addition to regular, on-campus sessions, the class participates in the Hartt Band and String Projects at the University of Hartford Magnet School on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Students are required to demonstrate proficiency on secondary instruments appropriate for teaching band and strings in an elementary school.
Corequisite(s): MED 305 and MED 303 lab.
Laboratory fee.

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