EDUC 376 - Practicum in Elementary and Secondary Instrumental Music Methods for Woodwinds and Brass

Credits: 1-2
Corequisite: EDUC 375.

Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. An introduction to the teacher’s role in instructional settings. Includes non-music observations in public schools and a music project in which students observe and participate as instructional aides. Class sessions focus on techniques for observing and recording classroom behavior, relationships between the teaching of reading and the teaching of music, and planning music instruction. Students must complete a placement on both the elementary and the secondary level. To meet the course requirements, students must complete 30 hours of fieldwork during the term. May be taken for a second credit if a different placement is completed. Staff.