The University of New Mexico
MUSE: Music Education Catalog Description

  Three Year Fall Semester Average
Course Catalog Description Enrollment Section
Capacity
Credits
MUSE155 Group instruction in orchestral instruments and guitar. Open only to students pursuing the Bachelor of Music Education or the Bachelor of Music String Pedagogy or Theory and Composition concentrations. Specific areas are announced in the class schedule each semester. {Fall, Spring} 36.00 80.00 63.67
MUSE194 Will assist the student in discovering personal strengths and weaknesses relative to a career as a professional music educator. {Fall}
MUSE213 Designed to provide future choral teachers with experience conducting and rehearsing standard literature with a choral ensemble. Prerequisites: 194 and two semesters of MUS 101. Offered on a CR/NC basis only. {Fall, alternate years}
MUSE215 Designed to provide future instrumental teachers with experience conducting and rehearsing standard literature with an instrumental ensemble. Students will also hone their performing skills on the various instruments of the band and orchestra. Prerequisites: 194 and two semesters of MUS 101. Offered on a CR/NC basis only. {Spring, alternate years} 27.00 53.33 0.00
MUSE233 (Also offered as MUS 233.) Study and public performance of symphonic literature. Auditions required. Maximum of 8 hours credit allowed toward degrees in the BUS, in the College of Fine Arts or in the College of Education; 4 hours in other colleges. {Fall, Spring} 2.67 38.00 2.67
MUSE241 (Also offered as MUS 241.) Study and performance of concert band literature. Marching band required for wind and percussion emphases in music education. Audition required but open to all students. Maximum of 8 hours credit allowed toward degrees in the BUS, in the College of Fine Arts or in the College of Education; 4 hours in other colleges. {Fall, Spring} 14.00 188.00 14.00
MUSE243 (Also offered as MUS 243.) Select mixed-voice choral ensemble, 28-34 singers. Performs significant works of the Renaissance, Baroque, Classic, Romantic and Contemporary periods. Audition required but open to all students. Maximum of 8 hours credit allowed toward degrees in the BUS, in the College of Fine Arts or in the College of Education; 4 hours in other colleges. {Fall, Spring} 13.00 41.67 13.00
MUSE293 The music of global ethnic groups with emphasis on the musical skills needed to assist the elementary teacher toward relevant enrichment in teaching the humanities. {Spring, alternate years} 2.67 11.67 8.00
MUSE298 Will prepare elementary classroom teachers to teach music education in a self-contained classroom in traditional and open situations. {Fall, Spring} 62.33 88.33 187.00
MUSE313 Administration, organization, literature, teaching and conducting techniques appropriate for public school choral programs. Prerequisites: 346 and 446 and MUS 363. {Spring, alternate years} 3.67 11.67 14.67
MUSE315 Administration, organization, teaching and conducting techniques appropriate for public school instrumental programs. {Spring}
MUSE317 Teaching the jazz ensemble, including style and harmony, methods, literature, organization and administration appropriate for school jazz programs. Prerequisite: 194. {Fall, alternate years}
MUSE346 Designed for music education majors dealing with teaching music in grades K-6. Encompasses role of consultant, curriculum development and materials of instruction. Includes supervised laboratory teaching experiences. Successful completion of Music Education screening is required for enrollment. Prerequisite: 194. {Fall}
MUSE400 {Fall, Spring} 5.00 40.00 22.67
MUSE415 Selecting repertoire for middle school and high school bands and orchestras, with emphasis on criteria, resources, teaching of comprehensive musicianship through repertoire and programming. Prerequisite: 194. {Fall, alternate years} 2.67 11.67 2.67
MUSE429 Intensive study of a particular topic related to the field of Music Education. {Summer}
MUSE438 This course allows permanent or visiting faculty to focus a course structured around their expertise or research activities. {Spring, alternate years} 0.67 6.67 2.00
MUSE441 Methods of teaching, organizing and administering the marching band, including charting, arranging, movement, drill and dealing with percussion and support units (e.g., flags, twirlers). Current computer technology used in creating marching drill will be taught. {Spring, alternate years} 8.33 10.00 16.67
MUSE443 The teacher in private pre-school institutions, church schools, kindergarten; the role of the music consultant. Restriction: junior or senior standing. {Fall, alternate years}
MUSE446 An examination of the role of music in secondary schools. Topics include curricula, teaching methodology, classroom management, measurement and evaluation, music technology and how these areas can be brought together for a successful teaching experience. Prerequisite: 346. {Fall} 6.33 11.67 19.00
MUSE451 This interdisciplinary course is designed to introduce students to a variety of research findings pertinent to music teaching and learning. Restriction: junior or senior standing. {Spring} 4.67 6.67 14.00
MUSE455 Developing competencies in teaching strategies for music teachers; establishing a theoretical framework for exploring approaches to reading/language development in the music classroom. Emphasis on teaching activities, specialized skills, learning content through reading of primary/secondary sources. {Spring, alternate years} 10.00 19.67 30.00
MUSE457 An in-depth study of the nature and development of aural musicianship. Topics include music aptitude, audiation, and music learning theory and Kodaly pedagogy. Class activities will help participants refine and broaden their own musical skills. {Fall} Restriction: junior or senior standing. 8.00 12.00 24.00
MUSE461 Prerequisite: 446. {Fall, Spring} 5.00 30.00 22.33
MUSE529 Intensive study of a particular topic related to the field of Music Education. See degree restrictions for the Master of Music Concentration in Music Education. Enrollment in a graduate degree program in Music Education is strongly recommended. If the student is not pursuing the Master of Music Concentration in Music Education, enrollment will require instructor's approval. {Summer}
MUSE532 Interpretation and critical analysis of recent research. Techniques and procedures for writing research proposals, reports and theses, along with instruction that will enable students to understand and evaluate research in music education. Enrollment in a graduate degree program in Music Education is strongly recommended. If the student is not pursuing the Master of Music Concentration in Music Education, enrollment will require instructor's approval. {Every third Summer and every third Spring} 3.33 11.67 10.00
MUSE534 An in-depth study of important issues facing contemporary music education. A variety of significant trends, methodologies and movements will be investigated. Enrollment in a graduate degree program in Music Education is strongly recommended. If the student is not pursuing the Master of Music Concentration in Music Education, enrollment will require instructor's approval. {Every third Summer and every third Spring} 4.00 11.67 12.00
MUSE538 This course allows permanent or visiting faculty to focus a course structured around their expertise or research activities. Enrollment in a graduate degree program in Music Education is strongly recommended. If the student is not pursuing the Master of Music Concentration in Music Education, enrollment will require instructor's approval. {Offered upon demand}
MUSE543 The teacher in private pre-school institutions, church schools, kindergarten; the role of the music consultant. {Offered upon demand}
MUSE550 An examination of relevant topics and issues in music education philosophy, aesthetics and history. Enrollment in a graduate degree program in Music Education is strongly recommended. If the student is not pursuing the Master of Music Concentration in Music Education, enrollment will require instructor's approval. {Every third Summer and every third Spring} 2.67 8.00 8.00
MUSE551 Enrollment in a graduate degree program in Music Education is strongly recommended. If the student is not pursuing the Master of Music Concentration in Music Education, enrollment will require instructor's approval. {Summer, Fall, Spring} 0.33 20.00 0.33
MUSE557 An in-depth study of the nature and development of aural musicianship. Topics include music aptitude, audiation, and music learning theory and Kodaly pedagogy. Class activities will help participants refine and broaden their own musical skills. {Fall} 1.33 11.33 4.00
MUSE598 A substantial investigation of an appropriate music education topic, accomplished according to basic or applied research models, resulting in original research findings of music teaching materials and methodologies suitable for specific teaching settings. Open only to students pursuing the Master of Music Concentration in Music Education. {Summer, Fall, Spring} 2.67 20.00 4.00
MUSE599 An original, empirical or practical project carried out under faculty supervision. A substantial written report is expected, one copy of which must be bound for retention by the department. Consult the Department of Music Graduate Student Handbook for total credit requirements. Open only to students pursuing the Master of Music Concentration in Music Education. Offered on a CR/NC basis only. {Summer, Fall, Spring} 3.00 20.00 6.33

"MUSE: Music Education "Three Fall Subject Average - Enroll: 229.33 Capacity: 763.67 Credits: 501.00'