Master of Music in Pedagogy
Master of Music in Pedagogy
(30 hour program)
Leads to National Certification by Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
Pedagogy Core 12 hours
MUS 520 | Advanced Pedagogy | 3 hrs |
MUS 513 | Ind. Dir. Study/Music Ed | 3 hrs |
MUS 538 | Ind. Dir. Study/Theory Lit | 3 hrs |
MUS 625 | Graduate Capstone Project | 3 hrs |
Music Core 15 hours
MUS 500 | Theory Seminar | 3 hrs |
MUS 530 | Music Literature | 3 hrs |
MUS 525 | Music and the Human Experience | 3 hrs |
MUS 511 | Research Methods in Music | 3 hrs |
MUS 553 | Applied Music Principal | 3 hrs |
Ensemble | 1 hr |
Electives 3 hours
MUS 512 | Music Education Worshop | 3 hrs |
MUS 513 | Ind. Dir. Study/Music Ed | 3 hrs |
MUS 550 | Applied Music Secondary | 1 hr |
MUS 553 | Applied Music Principal | 2 hrs |
Performing Ensembles selected from: | MUS 540, 541, 544, 545, 547, 548, 571, 574 | 1 hr |
Program Exit Requirements:
Graduate Capstone Project Candidates must successfully complete MUS 625- Graduate Capstone Pedagogy Project. The Capstone Pedagogy Project will include: Lecture recital and corresponding research paper OR Pedagogy Action Research Project with presentation of Research Findings to the Graduate Music Pedagogy Faculty. A grade of B or better must be earned. Oral Comprehensive Exam The graduate pedagogy student will be required to take a comprehensive oral exam. This type of exam approach will demonstrate a student’s ability to orally problem solve in the discipline of music, which includes historical, analytical and pedagogical applications. A committee of graduate music faculty will assess each candidate’s oral exam using a 1(low) to 4 (high) scoring rubric. A passing score of 3 or higher is needed to pass the exam graduation requirement.
Western Kentucky University is a fully accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music since 1948.
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