Music Education Professional Certification, MMus

Contacts:

Sharon Dotger, Faculty Director of Teacher Education and Undergraduate Studies, 315-443-9138, sdotger@syr.edu
John C. Coggiola, Associate Professor, 108C Crouse College, 315-443-5896, jccoggio@syr.edu

Faculty

John Coggiola, Deborah Cunningham, David DeAngelis, Wendy Moy

Description

The music education graduate degree program is designed for students who will have met all requirements for a New York State Music teaching certificate at the time of entry into the program. This one-year music education professional certification program (Master of Music-M.Mus degree) provides an environment of excellence under which one can continue to develop the understanding and skills necessary to become a competent, independent teacher of music.

The Master of Music (M.Mus) in Music Education allows for the concentration of graduate studies to focus on music and music education coursework with the possibility of degree completion within a one-year period (including some summer study).

Student Learning Outcomes

Music Research (Graduate Sequence):

a. conduct research studies and utilize findings in fields of artistic or pedagogical practice.

Harmony and Analysis (Graduate Sequence):

a. identify/describe advanced elements and organizational patterns of music and their aural and verbal analysis.

b. identify/describe advanced musical forms, processes, and structures.

Comprehensive Exam/Thesis/Lecture Recital (Graduate Sequence):

a. create and present a culminating demonstration integrating research and practice.

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.

Program Requirements

Required Courses

MUE 615 - Introduction to Research in Music 3 credit(s)
MUE 616 - Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Music 3 credit(s)
MUE 618 - Current Problems in Music Education 3 credit(s)
MTC 646 - Advanced Tonal Analysis 3 credit(s)
One Graduate Music History Course 3 credits
One Graduate Education Course 3 credits
Graduate Music Education Courses 6 credits
Graduate Music Courses 9 credits

Additional Degree Requirements

Students must complete either a master’s thesis, lecture recital, or a comprehensive evaluation examination.

Music Education Professional Content Requirements

In addition to the graduate courses listed above, this program requires either an undergraduate degree in Music or related content area or a degree in another area with 30 hours of Music content from an accredited NASM institution. Typically, a 3.0 average in these courses is required.

It is expected that students will enter the program with most of these requirements completed. Students who do not complete all of the requirements cannot be recommended for certification.

Also Required:

Workshops in violence prevention, child abuse and abduction, substance abuse, the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA), and school and fire safety.

As a culminating experience, students complete a portfolio demonstrating evidence of professional competence.