Student Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate skills for functional and artistic self-expression at the appropriate level and the ability to perform a cross-section of repertoire.
2. Demonstrate functional keyboard skills to support musicianship at the appropriate level.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the common elements and organizational patterns of music and their aural and verbal analysis and a functional understanding of musical forms, processes, and structures.
4. Demonstrate the ability to complete aural dictation at the appropriate level.
5. Demonstrate growth in artistry and technical skills in an ensemble setting and collaborative competency and knowledge of ensemble repertoire.
6. Demonstrate a functional knowledge of music history and repertoire through the present time, including the study and experience of musical languages and cultures.
7. Demonstrate skills for functional and artistic self-expression at the appropriate level and the ability to perform a cross-section of repertoire.
8. Demonstrate growth in artistry and technical skills in an ensemble setting and collaborative competency and knowledge of ensemble repertoire.
9. Demonstrate knowledge and skills sufficient to work as a leader, and in collaboration, on matters of musical interpretation.
10. Articulate the rationales for music as a basic component of general education and articulate how to present the goals and objectives of a music program effectively to parents, professional colleagues, and administrators.
11. Evaluate best teaching practices when observing teacher-student interactions within a music class/rehearsal with a diverse population of students.
12. Demonstrate knowledge of best teaching practices when designing and implementing learning segments with three lesson plans that purposefully address student learning assessments within diverse populations of students.
13. Demonstrate professional teaching readiness when engaging in a full-time student-teaching experience at both elementary and secondary levels.