Senate Meeting of May 2, 2012 Graduate Studies Committee
LEHMAN COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC CURRICULUM CHANGE
1. Type of Change: Experimental Course
2. Course Description: MSP 765: Evaluating Assessment Criteria for Technical and Musical Growth through Public School Instrumental Music. 3 hours, 3 credits. Systematic survey of instructional literature and methodologies addressing students’ musical development through instrumental lessons and ensemble performance in public school instrumental programs. Particular attention to the development and assessment of effective learning goals and objectives.
3. Rationale: MSP 765 provides an opportunity for music educators to broaden their knowledge of teaching and performance literature and methodologies. This course is designed for public school music educators who are receiving their Initial certification, master’s candidates who are completing their Professional certification, newly certified teachers who must satisfy NYS regulations and any public school instrumental music teacher who would like to stay current with music instructional techniques for their school ensembles. This course attracts prospective students to our degree programs and to our community ensembles (e.g., chorus, orchestra, jazz bands, etc.) and is designed to enable individual instrumentalists to meet their long-term goals and individual instructors to structure school bands to maximize success.
4. Learning Objectives: • Identify annual, biannual, and triennial goals for skills development on the individual instrument as well as ensemble playing. • Read, assess, and select classical literature as well as new selections suitable for smaller ensembles and concert bands. • Identify, assess, and resolve common problems encountered in teaching instrumental methods and band classes in public schools. • Assess band music through hands-on ensemble performances both intramural and extramural, using both primary and secondary instruments. • Analyze and apply different teaching styles. • Report knowledgeably on assessment methods and procedures used for planning and evaluating the growth of instrumentalists and ensembles. • Develop the networking skills needed to maximize opportunities for performance practice and reviews of current pedagogical and assessment literature as they pertain to public school instrumental music programs.
5. Date of Music Departmental approval: February 21, 2012
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Senate Meeting of May 2, 2012 Graduate Studies Committee
LEHMAN COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
CURRICULUM CHANGE
1. Type of Change: Experimental Course
2. Course Description: MSP 784: Intermediate Non-Western Concepts: Rhythms of the Middle East and South India. 2 hours, 2 credits. An overview of playing techniques and rhythmic concepts from the Middle East and South India. Suitable for all music practitioners; percussion specialization not required. Instruments covered will include dumbek, riq, tar, bendir, and kanjira.
3. Rationale: This course is designed for public school music educators who are receiving their Initial certification, master’s candidates who are completing their Professional certification, newly certified teachers who must satisfy NYS regulations and any public school instrumental music teacher who wishes to advance their growth as music educators. With the growth of many genres of “world music,’’ specifically drumming, this course will be attractive to a wide range of grade levels (K -12) of educators looking to keep pace with the growing varieties and popularity of world drumming.
4. Learning Objectives: • Visually and aurally recognize various Middle Eastern and South Indian instruments and rhythms. • Demonstrate proper playing technique on dumbek, riq, tar, bendir and kanjira. • Vocalize and play a selection of traditional rhythms in the proper regional / traditional style. • Demonstrate an understanding of the cultural and historical contexts of the music covered in the course. • Develop lesson plans for student populations.
5. Date of Music Department approval: February 21, 2012
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