Learning Objectives
Objectives Common to All Professional Baccalaureate Degrees (Music Performance, Piano Pedagogy, Music Education, Music Therapy:
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To develop knowledge and skills related to basic piano keyboard instruction including basic keyboard techniques and fingerings; scales, triads, seventh chords; progression and resolution of diatonic and chromatic chords; harmonization of melodies; transposition of chord progressions to different keys; arpeggios; practicing and learning pieces. |
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To develop knowledge of the history of music including the repertory of various periods and cultures. |
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To develop knowledge and skills in theory and ear training including traditional harmony and part writing, 20th Century musical techniques and music sight reading and ear training. |
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To develop knowledge and skills in the use of technology as it applies to notating, arranging, and composing music. |
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To develop knowledge and skills related to the student’s understanding of rehearsal techniques, and his/her abilities in the ensemble performance as well as the knowledge of music literature and conducting skills. |
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To develop knowledge and skills on a major instrument or voice which includes performance of a cross-section of the music from the complete repertory of the instrument of voice studied, the development of appropriate technical skills requisite for artistic self-expression, and the development of the ability to read at sight. |
Additional Objectives for Music Education Majors:
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An understanding of child development and the identification and understanding of the principles of learning. |
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An understanding of philosophical and social foundations underlying music in education and the ability to express a rationale for personal attitudes and beliefs. |
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Ability to assess aptitudes, experiential backgrounds and interests of individual and groups of students and to devise learning experiences to meet assessed needs. |
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Knowledge of current methods and materials available in all fields and levels of Music Education. |
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An understanding of evaluative techniques and ability to apply them in assessing both the musical progress of students and the objectives and procedures of the curriculum. |
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An awareness of the developmental process involved in becoming a successful teacher. |
Additional Objectives for Music Therapy Majors:
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To be able to present oneself as a skilled musician demonstrating proficiency and functional therapeutic musical skills in piano, voice, guitar and major performing instrument/voice. |
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To be able to utilize a variety of musical styles from various periods and cultures to facilitate therapeutic intervention. |
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To become an effective therapist through self-inquiry, authenticity, and an understanding of the dynamics of the therapist/client relationship. |
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To develop knowledge concerning the cultural, sociological, psychological and biological perspectives of music as a phenomena of humanity. |
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To be able to accurately assess the needs of a variety of clinical populations and develop appropriate music therapy treatment protocols for individual and group settings. |
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To develop an appropriate and effective clinical writing style to document client response and progress, and to contribute to the professional body of knowledge through research and scholar publications. |
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To cultivate and shape an individual’s unique therapeutic style through continual/ongoing personal and professional growth and development. |