Download or read book Effectiveness of Undergraduate Music Teacher Education Programs written by Louis S Kugelman and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most states in the country have adopted a broad P-12 licensure for music teacher certification (Henry, 2005). This broad licensure puts a strain on music teacher education programs. Faculty create degree programs which must include coursework from internal and external influencers, all while trying to create a curriculum for preservice teachers that incorporates a wide breadth of topics, balanced with enough depth for teachers to be prepared for success in the profession. Harsh criticisms have risen about music teacher education programs shortfalls in trying to strike a balance between breadth and depth (Forsythe, et. al., 2007; Legette, 2013; Leonhard,1985). Much of the content within a music teacher education program reflect guidance from and is approved by a single external influence-the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). The NASM is the national accrediting agency for schools of music who voluntarily choose to subscribe to this oversight. Their accreditation standards are the most recognized and supported in the country, and because of that accrediting function, NASM has great power and influence over music programs in higher education (Ester & Brinkman, 2005). However, research informing the requirements from the NASM and their effectiveness are scarce (Forsythe et. al., 2007). The purpose of this research is to explore early-career music educators' perceptions of the value, effectiveness, and relevance of their NASM accredited undergraduate music studies in preparation for teaching. A marketing research approach and subsequent analysis provides empirical evidence of novice music educator's perception of the efficacy of teacher preparation curricula as they correspond to each NASM guideline. Study participants (n=36) were early-career teachers (1-3 years professional experience) from the National Association for Music Educators Northeast Region who responded to a survey request. In the survey, participants used a 1-5 Likert-type scale to rate the importance of NASM competencies to their first years of teaching and the instructional performance of their music teacher education program. Lastly, participants rated the overall importance and performance of their music teacher education programs. Survey results indicate the overall average perceived importance of all music competencies from the NASM in music teacher education programs (MTEP) are rated higher than the overall perceived performance of instruction (3.61, 2.81). Analysis of the results also revealed a discouraging gap between the high importance of general, vocal, and instrumental music curriculum knowledge and the less than sufficient performance by music teacher education programs. A similar gap in laboratory and field teaching experiences in individual, small group, and whole group settings was identified. The results of this study indicate a need for more reflective research into music teacher education programs and the competencies required by the National Association of Schools of Music.
Download or read book How Prepared are They written by Jacquelyn Paglialonga and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to compare and contrast music teacher preparation programs across the United States. Demographic and curricular information about fifty-one schools in each of the nine regions (N=51) established by National Association of Schools of Music was collected. These data were compared to each other and to the requirements set forth by NASM. Questionnaires were completed by music education faculty of those schools and compared to questionnaires completed by music education alumni of each of those schools. Data were analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively to determine the most important components of an undergraduate music teacher preparation program. Results of this study indicate that music teacher preparation programs have many of the same requirements and courses as they did 100 years ago. Curricular change needs to occur in order for music teaching to meet the needs of a 21st century society. Suggestions for improvement to music teacher preparation programs are that: (a) music faculty engage in serious discussion about the state of the music education degree program; (b) more time be allotted in the degree program for those courses music teachers find to be the most useful in the field, and (c) field experiences be based in authentic contexts such as those of held in professional development partnerships.
Download or read book Promising Practices in 21st Century Music Teacher Education written by Michele Kaschub and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys current music education landscapes and presents promising practices that may serve as models. Contributors explore curriculum and pedagogy, the power structures that influence education, the role of contemporary musical practices in teacher education, and the communication challenges that surround institutional change.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Preservice Music Teacher Education in the United States written by Colleen Conway and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Preservice Music Teacher Education in the United States identifies the critical need for change in Pre-K-12 music education. Collectively, the handbook's 56 contributors argue that music education benefits all students only if educators actively work to broaden diversity in the profession and consistently include diverse learning strategies, experiences, and perspectives in the classroom. In this handbook, contributors encourage music teachers, researchers, policy makers, and music teacher educators to take up that challenge. Throughout the handbook, contributors provide a look at ways music teacher educators prepare teachers to enter the music education profession and offer suggestions for ways in which new teachers can advocate for and adapt to changes in contemporary school settings. Building upon students' available resources, contributors use research-based approaches to identify the ways in which educational methods and practices must transform in order to successfully challenge existing music education boundaries.
Download or read book Teacher Education in Music written by Music Educators National Conference (U.S.). Commission on Teacher Education and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effectiveness of Undergraduate Instrumental Music Teacher preparation Programs in the State supported Schools of Virginia written by Timothy Alfred Gauldin and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction to Effective Music Teaching written by Alfred S. Townsend and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-10-16 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Introduction to Effective Music Teaching: Artistry and Attitude provides the prospective teacher with front-line tested strategies and approaches that are based on current research and the author's three decades of service as a public school music educator, department chairman, and public school district music administrator. Starting with a brief overview of the history of music education in public schools, Alfred Townsend gives the reader a deeper understanding of the importance of music education to all students, gifted or not. Readers then examine artistry (command of content and mastery of methods) and the ABCs of teacher attitude, the critical component that unlocks learning for many students. With an open and accessible writing style, Dr. Townsend reviews the six components of effective teaching, showing that artistry and attitude can be combined to fuel student learning and teacher leadership. Using all of this information, the reader constructs a personal, practical philosophy of music teaching and learning that will form the basis for his or her instruction. Readers will also experience artistry and attitude in action through well written case studies of effective teachers. With increasingly diverse student populations teachers now face,this book provides music teachers with ways to interact effectively with students of all backgrounds, attitudes, and talent.
Download or read book Music Teacher Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Undergraduate Music Teacher Preparation for Mainstreaming written by Lisa Heller and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teaching Music in Higher Education written by Colleen Conway and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is designed for faculty and graduate assistants working with undergraduate music majors as well as non-majors in colleges and universities in the United States. It includes suggestions for designing and organizing music courses (applied music as well as academic classes) and strategies for meeting the developmental needs of the undergraduate student. It addresses concerns about undergraduate curricula that meet National Association of School of Music requirements as well as teacher education requirements for music education majors in most states. A common theme throughout the book is a focus on "learner-centered pedagogy" (Weimer, 2013) or trying to meet students where they are and base instruction on their individual needs. The text also maintains a constant focus on the relationship between teaching and learning and encourages innovative ways for instructors to assess student learning in music courses. Teaching is connected throughout the book to student learning and the lecture model of "teaching as transmission of information" (Bain, 2004) is discouraged. Activities throughout the book ask instructors to focus on what it means to be an effective teacher for music courses. As there is limited research on teaching music in higher education, we have relied on comprehensive texts from the general education field to help provide the research base for our definition of effective teaching (Davis, 2009; Svinicki & McKeachie, 2014)"--
Download or read book Collaborative Action for Change written by Margaret Schmidt and published by R & L Education. This book was released on 2010 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collaborative Action for Change examines new directions in the preparation of and lifelong professional development for music educators. Based on presentations from the symposium, chapters focus on successful partnerships and collaborations among music teacher educators, classroom teachers, school and district administrators, and others. Keynote addresses, given by Marilyn Cochran-Smith (Boston College) and Don Gibson (Florida State University), raise important questions in shaping and assessing preservice teachers' learning experiences and curricula. Other chapters discuss genuine interaction among preservice teachers, teacher educators, and the musics and cultures of their own and their students' worlds; beginning teachers' socialization and skill development; two effective university-school partnerships; a collaborative effort among university faculty; and different mentoring programs for novice and experienced music teachers. Collaborative Action for Change provides concrete visions of music educators taking individual and collective action for change in music teacher education. Book jacket.
Download or read book An Analysis of Undergraduate Music Education Curriculum Content in Colleges and Universities of the North Central United States written by Timothy John Wollenzien and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effectiveness of Preservice Music Teacher Education Programs written by Julie Ballantyne and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Assessment of Attitudes of First Year Music Teachers in Ohio Toward Undergraduate Music Teacher Education Programs written by Barbara J. Lumbrezer and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Selection and Retention Criteria in Undergraduate Music Teacher Education Programs written by Bentley Raymond Shellahamer and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction to Effective Music Teaching written by Alfred S. Townsend and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2011-10-16 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Effective Music Teaching: Artistry and Attitude provides the prospective teacher with front-line tested strategies and approaches that are based on current research and the author's three decades of service as a public school music educator, department chairman, and public school district music administrator. Starting with a brief overview of the history of music education in public schools, Alfred Townsend gives the reader a deeper understanding of the importance of music education to all students, gifted or not. Readers then examine artistry (command of content and mastery of methods) and the ABCs of teacher attitude, the critical component that unlocks learning for many students. With an open and accessible writing style, Dr. Townsend reviews the six components of effective teaching, showing that artistry and attitude can be combined to fuel student learning and teacher leadership. Using all of this information, the reader constructs a personal, practical philosophy of music teaching and learning that will form the basis for his or her instruction. Readers will also experience artistry and attitude in action through well-written case studies of effective teachers. With increasingly diverse student populations teachers now face, this book provides music teachers with ways to interact effectively with students of all backgrounds, attitudes, and talent.
Download or read book Envisioning Music Teacher Education written by Susan Wharton Conkling and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-05-27 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume will contain selected proceedings from the 2013 Symposium on Music Teacher Education, sponsored by NAfME’s Society for Music Teacher Education and hosted at University of North Carolina. After an introduction written by SMTE Chair, Doug Orzolek, the initial chapter will represent the keynote address of the symposium by Karen Hammerness, Director of Program Research for the Bard Master of Arts in Teaching Program. Hammerness will bring her comparative work with music teacher educators in Finland and Norway to bear in her address: From Inspiring Visions to Everyday Practices: Exploring Vision and Practice in Music Teacher Education. Hammerness’s research distills into three main themes. To mitigate against the fragmentation that characterizes so much of contemporary education, teacher education programs must: 1) promote a clear vision of teachers and teaching; 2) be coherent, reflecting shared understanding of teaching and learning among faculty and students; 3) be built around a strong, core curriculum that is deeply tied to the practices of teaching. These three themes will orient the remainder of chapters in the volume, which will come from invited primary presenters at the 2013 Symposium. Due to selectivity of blind peer review (twenty-one percent accept rate), these presentations represent the most rigorous research, and best practices grounded in research, that the music education profession has to offer.
