Student Learning Outcomes
Principal Performance Area (Lower Division Sequence):
a. demonstrate functional and artistic self-expression at the appropriate level.
b. perform a cross-section of repertoire.
Secondary Performance Area/Keyboard Competency (Lower Division Sequence):
a. demonstrate functional keyboard skills to support musicianship at the appropriate level.
Harmony & Analysis (Lower Division Sequence):
a. identify/describe common elements and organizational patterns of music and their aural and verbal analysis.
b. identify/describe musical forms, processes, and structures.
Aural Skills & Analysis (Lower Division Sequence):
a. produce and recognize music at the appropriate level.
Ensemble Performance (Lower Division Sequence):
a. demonstrate artistry and technical skills in an ensemble setting.
b. demonstrate collaborative competency and knowledge of the ensemble’s repertoire.
History & Repertoire (Lower Division Sequence):
a. describe music history and identify repertoire through the present time, including the study and experience of musical languages and cultures.
Principal Performance Area (Upper Division Sequence):
a. demonstrate functional and artistic self-expression at the appropriate level.
b. perform a cross-section of repertoire.
Ensemble Performance (Upper Division Sequence):
a. demonstrate artistry and technical skills in an ensemble setting.
b. demonstrate collaborative competency and knowledge of the ensemble’s repertoire.
Music Conducting (Upper Division Sequence):
a. work as a leader, and in collaboration, on matters of musical interpretation.
Rationales For Music Education Student Learning Outcomes:
a. logically articulate the rationales for music as a basic component of general education.
b. articulate the goals and objectives of a music program effectively to parents, professional colleagues, and administrators.
Observation of Best Teaching Practices Student Learning Outcome:
a. evaluate best teaching practices when observing teacher-student interactions within a music class/rehearsal with a diverse population of students.
Theoretical and Pedagogical Knowledge Student Learning Outcome:
a. demonstrate knowledge of best teaching practices when designing and implementing learning segments with lesson plans that purposefully address student learning assessments within diverse populations of students
Professional Teaching Readiness Student Learning Outcome:
a. demonstrate professional teaching readiness at both elementary and secondary levels.