Music Education : Indiana University Southeast

Music Education

M.S. in Secondary Education with a Concentration in Music

Are you a licensed music teacher with a bachelor’s degree looking to enhance your qualifications?

Our M.S. Ed. program offers a concentration in music that provides 30 hours of graduate-level coursework for in-depth knowledge of music educational content, as well as an understanding of theories relating to pedagogy and learning. A significant portion of graduate coursework may be taken as applied study, ie. instrumental or vocal lessons.

The concentration in music meets required accreditation outcomes, prepares candidates with required research skills, guarantees that curriculum needs are met, and adds the recognition of a concentration in music to the M.S. Ed. degree.

Required Courses

Core Courses (12 Credit Hours)
Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
EDUC-H 520	Education and Social Issues	3
Identification and analysis of major problems set for education by the pluralistic culture of American society.
EDUC-P 507	Assessment in Schools	3
EDUC-P 507 Assessment in Schools (3 cr.) This course is an introductory assessment course for teachers and school administrators. Topics of study include principles of assessment, formal and informal classroom assessment instruments and methods, formative and summative assessment, interpretation and use of standardized test results, social and political issues in assessment, use of student data based in school.
EDUC-S 590	Research in Secondary Education	3
Prerequisite: Permission required. Capstone course for Teacher as Researcher Paper; or the individual research or study with a faculty member as arranged in advance of registration.
and either
MUS-E 527	Advanced Instrumental Methods	3
Application of current teaching techniques to group instrumental instruction. Designed for students with previous teaching experience.
Or
MUS-E 528	Advanced Choral Methods	3
Advanced choral methods for the practicing teacher or advanced student. Literature survey for secondary school environment. Resources and methodology leading to a comprehensive choral curriculum.

Music Content Area Courses (18 Credit Hours)
Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
MUS-E 527	Advanced Instrumental Methods	3
Application of current teaching techniques to group instrumental instruction. Designed for students with previous teaching experience.
MUS-E 528	Advanced Choral Methods	3
Advanced choral methods for the practicing teacher or advanced student. Literature survey for secondary school environment. Resources and methodology leading to a comprehensive choral curriculum.
MUS-E 529	Special Topics in Music Ed	2-3
MUS-E 545	Guided Professional Experiences***	1-3
Guided Professional Experiences (graduate level ensemble participation: choir, concert band, brass band and orchestra) (1-3 cr.) Further development of professional skills in teaching, supervision, and administration by means of laboratory techniques and use of School of Music facilities and resources. Evidence of competency to carry on independent work required.
MUS-E 567	Techniques of String Class Teaching	3
MUS-E 569	Seminar in Class Piano Teaching	1
MUS-G 566	Interpreting and Conducting Band Literature	3
Study of concert band literature with emphasis on original band compositions. Rehearsal techniques and conducting problems
MUS-K 503	Projects in Electronic Music	3
An introduction to the computer music studio, techniques of digital recording and editing, analog and FM synthesis, MIDI sequencing, and a comprehensive study of the literature an styles of the classic tape studios.
MUS-K 710	Composition Graduate Elective	2-4
Weekly lessons in composition given on an individual basis.
MUS-M 502	Composers	3
Life and works of representative composers in the cultural and historical context of their era; emphasis on the development of individual style through analysis of characteristic works.
MUS-M 530	Contemporary Music	3
Trends in European and American music from about 1910 to the present, with emphasis on music since 1920.
MUS-M 543	Keyboard Literature 1700-1850	3
Literature for stringed keyboard instruments from age of Bach and his contemporaries through early Romantics. Historical, stylistic, formal, and aesthetic features.
MUS-M 566	Ethnic Music Survey	3
The purpose of the course is to introduce the general student to the music and the musical life of a wide spectrum of the world's peoples and cultures, thereby providing a multi-cultural musical experience and a broadened cultural as well as musical perspective.
MUS-M 656	Music since 1900	3
Emphasis on music in the classical tradition written from about 1900 to about 1960.
MUS-T 512	Theory Review for Graduate Students	3

* If not taken as education core course.
** If not taken as education core course.
***Graduate-level ensemble participation: choir, concert band, brass band, orchestra.

Applied Study Options

A maximum of 8 of the 18 credit hours of graduate music coursework may be taken as applied study. Applied study courses are typically offered for 2 credit hours per semester. They may be repeated for multiple semesters.

Applied Study Courses
Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
MUS-B 710	Horn Graduate Elective	2
MUS-B 720	Trumpet Graduate Elective	2
MUS-B 730	Trombone Graduate Elective	2
MUS-B 740	Euphonium Graduate Elective	2
MUS-B 750	Tuba Graduate Elective	2
MUS-L 700	Guitar Graduate Elective	2
MUS-P 701	Graduate Secondary Piano	2
MUS-Q 700	Organ Graduate Elective	2
MUS-S 710	Violin Graduate Elective	2
MUS-S 720	Viola Graduate Elective	2
MUS-S 730	Cello Graduate Elective	2
MUS-S 740	Bass Graduate Elective	2
MUS-V 700	Voice Graduate Elective	2
MUS-W 710	Flute/Piccolo Graduate Elective	2
MUS-W 720	Oboe/English Horn Graduate Elective	2
MUS-W 730	Clarinet Graduate Elective	2
MUS-W 740	Bassoon Graduate Elective	2
MUS-W 750	Saxophone Graduate Elective	2

Advising

Dr. Donna Albrecht

Director of Graduate Studies School of Education
Director of New Neighbors Center
Professor, and Coordinator of Gifted, Talented and High Ability Program

Hillside Hall 20B
Hausfeldt
Phone: (812) 941-2594
dalbrec@iu.edu

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