Undergraduate/Initial Prep

Department/Program Name

College of Fine Arts and Communication

Mission Statement

The MusicDepartment is committed to the education of students interested in pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Music Education.

The Department of Music offers a comprehensive program that includes both undergraduate and graduate studies. Committed to providing a sound liberal arts and sciences education to a diverse student population, the department offers a broad range of musical opportunities to majors, minors, and non-majors in a learning environment supported by an excellent and diverse faculty.

The department stresses the development of musical, communication, and technological skills, creativity, artistry, intellectual curiosity, and teacher preparation through instruction, performance, and original work encompassing Western art music, jazz and related popular styles, and music of other cultures.

As one of six departments in the College of Fine Arts and Communication, the Department of Music strongly encourages the interaction of the arts. It enriches the cultural life of the region through its scholarship; concerts by students, faculty, and distinguished guests; and lectures and other public presentations.

The Department of Music is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, and the Maryland State Department of Education.

Faculty

Dr. Melissa McCabe

Dr. Alicia Mueller

Dr. Dana Rothlisberger

Dr. Kate Simon

National Specialized Professional Association (SPA) Standards

The Music Education program utilizes the NASM Standards as the content and SPA-specific performance-based outcome standards for its teacher education curriculum. The complete NASM Handbook can be found on the NASM web site: Please see enclosed matrix of SPA Standards and required courses.

The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Standards, correlated to the InTASC Standards, serve as content standards for the Music Education Program.

National Standards for Music Education (

1.Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music

2.Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music

3.Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments

4.Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines

5.Reading and notating music

6.Listening to, analyzing, and describing music

7.Evaluating music and music performances

8.Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts

9.Understanding music in relation to history and culture

****As with the 2000 and 2007 accreditations, syllabi must identify the standards addressed in each required course; sample syllabi from the 2007 accreditation are available, showing the linkages between content, assessments and standards.

National Professional Performance Outcome Standards

The MusicEducation program utilizes the 2011 Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) Standards as the national performance-based outcome standards for its teacher education curriculum.Please see enclosed matrix of InTASC Standards and required courses.

**As with the 2000 and 2007 accreditations, syllabi must identify the standards addressed in each required course; sample syllabi from the 2007 accreditation are available showing the linkages between content, assessments and standards.

Maryland State Department of Education Institutional Performance Criteria Based on the Redesign: Diversity

The Music Education program fully addresses the Redesign’s Institutional Performance Criteria: Diversity. Please see enclosed matrix of Institutional Performance Criteria: Diversity and required courses.

**This is a new section for the folioette, but mirrors the information shared and requested previously on several previous occasions. Syllabi are to identify the standards addressed in each required course.

Requirements for the Major

The Music Education majoris a screened major. To meet both the University and Maryland State certification requirements, the student must complete 49-50.5 hours in Musicianship and Performance; 16-21.5 hours in Music Education; and 34-37 hours in General Studies (General Education and Core). The required professional education courses in MusicEducation total 24 hours, including 6 hours, or 2MSDE approved courses, in the teaching of reading. Students must have a “C” or better in all courses in their major.

(Please see Department MusicEducation Checklist of Degree Requirements. (Provides list of courses by title and number, organized by academic year, for a typical course of study.)

Alignment with Assessment System

The MusicEducation program is aligned with the Unit Assessment System, and reflects the InTASC Principles and the standards of the National Association of Schools of Music. The Unit Assessment System identifies performance assessments at five key transition points for teacher candidates: Admission to the Program,Preclinical Coursework; Admission to the Clinical Experience; Exit from the Clinical Experience; and In-Service Performance/ Postgraduate Feedback. Data gathered at each transition point are used by all programs to evaluate candidates, as well as program and unit performance.
The Unit Assessment Plan provides for common assessment of all candidates’ knowledge, skills and dispositions. During the internship experience, candidates are evaluated by university supervisors as well as by mentor teachers using the InTASC standards, appropriate program content standards, and Towson University’s Essential Dispositions for Educators. All candidates in the Unit are expected to demonstrate their understanding of the Essential Dispositions for Educators at the acceptable level by the conclusion of the internship. In addition, positive impact on student learning is evaluated through the requirement of a common artifact in the final portfolio evaluation. Praxis II data document mastery of content knowledge and pedagogical skills, and surveys of graduates and employers provide data on in-service performance of knowledge, skills and dispositions.
Assessments required of all candidates and unique to the Music Education program are documented in Section 2 of the SPA report, and are also identified below: (COPY and PASTE SPA Section 2 below).
Required Assessments unique to Music Education:

All students must audition to enter the program.
At the end of each term all students must pass a content exam, or jury, on their instrument.
All students must pass an upper-division jury on their instrument.
Each student must present and pass a senior recital.
All students must pass a piano proficiency examination.
All students must earn a grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher in all music major courses, ensembles, and lessons.

CHECKLIST OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
(Provide list of courses by title and number, organized by academic year, for a typicalcourse of study.)
Program Title: Bachelor of Science in Music Education – Instrumental
Number of Years to Complete the Program: 4
Program Submitted for: Renewal of Plan Approval
Current Semester’s Enrollment in Majors: 73 (fall 2011 term)
Name of Program Supervisor(s): Dr. Alicia Mueller
Musicianship & Performance / Music Education / Professional Education / General Studies / Electives / Total Number of Units
# of units 50.5 / # of units 20.5-21.5 / # of units 24 / # of units 35-37 (gen eds); 34-36 (core) / # of units 0 / Total Units
130-133 (gen ed); 129-132 (core)
42% / 17.9% / 20% / 30.8% (gen ed); 30% (core) / 0% / Total % 110.7 (gen ed); 109.9 (core)
Studies in Music
Basic Musicianship and Performance
MUSA xxxPrivate Lessons in one area7 units
MUSA xxxEnsembles8.5 units
(Wind & Percussion Students: 2 terms
In lower-division Symphonic Band or Orchestra;
3 terms in upper-division Symphonic Band or
Orchestra; 1 term in ensemble other than
Symphonic Band or Orchestra; 2 terms Marching
Band; one term in Conducting Lab Ensemble)
(String Students: 3 terms in lower-division
Symphonic Band or Orchestra; 3 terms in upper-
division Symphonic Band or Orchestra; 1 term
in any ensemble; 1 term in Conducting Lab Ensemble)
MUSA 498Senior Recital1 unit
MUSC 131Theory I2 units
MUSC 132Theory II2 units
MUSC 133Musicianship I2 units
MUSC 134Musicianship II2 units
MUSC 201Music in the US, Analytic Emphasis3 units
MUSC 231Theory III2 units
MUSC 232Theory IV2 units
MUSC 233Musicianship III2 units
MUSC 234Musicianship IV2 units
MUSC 301Western Music to 17503 units
MUSC 302Western Music from 1750-19143 units
MUSC 329Instrumental Conducting3 units
MUSC 335Choral and Instrumental Arranging3 units
MUSC 405Western Music from 1914-present3 units
TOTAL BASIC MUSICIANSHIP AND PERFORMANCE50.5 units
Music Education (does not include student teaching)
MUED 201Brass Class I1 unit
MUED 202Brass Class II1 unit
MUED 203Lower Strings Class1 unit
MUED 204Upper Strings Class1 unit
MUED 205Woodwinds Class I1 unit
MUED 206Woodwinds Class II1 unit
MUED 207Percussion Class I1 unit
MUED 208Percussion Class II1 unit
MUED 210Voice Class1 unit
MUED 220Percussion Workshop (percussion students1 unit
Only)
MUED 301Marching Band Techniques.50 units
MUED 306Methods of Teaching Instrumental4 units
Music in the Elementary School
MUED 308Methods of Teaching Instrumental2 units
Music in the Secondary School
MUED 310Introduction to Music in Special Education3 units
MUED 401Enhancing Literacy in the Music Classroom3 units
TOTAL MUSIC EDUCATION20.5-21.5 units
Professional Education (includes capstone internship)
SCED 200Foundations of Education 3 units
(previously EDUC 401)
MUED 324Integrating Literacy in the Music Classroom3 units
MUED 391Student Internship in Elementary School6 units
MUED 392Student Internship in Secondary School6 units
PSYC 101Introduction to Psychology3 units
PSYC 201Educational Psychology3 units
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION24 units
General Studies (ends for incoming freshmen with Fall 2010/Spring 2011 catalog, continues for transfers through Spring 2013) ( see attached for new core curriculum for entering freshmen beginning Fall 2011/Spring 2012)
Category I: Skills for Liberal Learning (one course in each category)
ENGL 102 or ENGL 190Writing for a Liberal Education3 units
Using Information Effectively3 units
College Mathematics3 units
Advanced Composition (Met by Music Requirement MUSC 302)
Creativity and Creative Development3 units
Category II: Contexts for Liberal Learning
Scientific Inquiry (either 2 lab courses for a total of 8 units or one lab and two8 to 10 units
Non-lab courses for a total of 10 units)
American Experience: Arts & Humanities (Met by Music Requirement MUSC 201)
American Experience: Contemporary Issues3 units
Western Heritage: Arts and Humanities3 units
Western Heritage: Social and Behavioral Sciences (2 courses from different3 units
Disciplines required) (3 credits of 6 needed here met by PSYC 101 – see Prof. Ed. Above)
Western Heritage: Cultural Plurality and Diversity3 units
Global Awareness: Non-Western Cultures, Traditions, and Issues3 units
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES35-37 units
Electives0 units
General Studies
 Core Curriculum for entering freshmen beginning fall 2011/spring 2012
Fundamentals (ideally taken in the first year of college)
Core (1) Towson Seminar (3 units) varied topics (TSEM 102)3 units
Core (2) English Composition (ENGL 102 or ENGL 190)3 units
Core (3) Mathematics 3-4 units
Core (4) Creativity and Creative Development3 units
Ways of Knowing
Core (5) Arts & Humanities (MUST be in a discipline different from Core 4)3 units
Core (6) Social & Behavioral Sciences -- Met by PSYC 101 requirement (see Prof. Ed.) Core (7) Biological and Physical Sciences with Lab 4 units
Core (8) Biological & Physical Sciences (with or without lab)3-4 units
Writing in a Chosen Field
Core (9)Advanced Writing Seminar (Met by Music Requirement MUSC 302)
Perspectives (one course MUST be in a discipline in the arts & humanities different from
Discipline in core 5. One course MUST be in a discipline in social and behavioral
sciences different from discipline in core 6.)
Core (10) Metropolitan Perspectives3 units
Core (11) The United States as a Nation (Met by Music Requirement MUSC 201)
Core (12) Global Perspectives 3 units
Core (13) Diversity & Difference3 units
Core (14) Ethical Issues and Perspectives3 units
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES34-36 units
Program Title: Bachelor of Science in Music Education – Vocal General
Number of Years to Complete the Program: 4
Program Submitted for: Renewal of Plan Approval
Current Semester’s Enrollment in Majors: 74 (fall 2011 term)
Name of Program Supervisor(s): Dr. Alicia Mueller
Musicianship & Performance / Music Education / Professional Education / General Studies / Electives / Total Number of Units
# of units 49-50 / # of units 16-17 / # of units 24 / # of units 35-37 (gen ed); 34-36 (core) / # of units– 0 / Total Units 124-128 (gen ed); 123-127 (core)
41.6% / 14% / 20% / 30.8% (gen ed); 30 (core) / 0% / Total % 106.4 (gen ed); 105.6 (core)
Studies in Music
Basic Musicianship and Performance
MUSA xxxPrivate Lessons in one area7 units
MUSA xxxEnsembles7-8 units
(Keyboard Students: 8 terms – 4 in Chorale
or Choral Society; one in Music for the Stage;
3 selected form Chamber Singers; Early Music
Ensemble; Jazz Ensemble-Vocal; Jazz Ensemble-
Combo; World Music Ensemble; Music Theatre
Chorus; & Solo and Ensemble Accompanying)
(Vocal Students: 7 terms – 3 in Chorale or
Choral Society; 1 in Music for the Stage; one
selected from Chamber Singers; Early Music
Ensemble; Jazz Ensemble – Vocal; Jazz Ensemble –
Combo; World Music Ensemble; Music Theatre
Chorus; and 2 elective units from any of the
Above (only one of which may be Music for the
Stage)
(Guitar Students: 8 terms – 3 in any vocal
Ensemble (including Music for the Stage); 4 in
Guitar Ensemble (MUSA 275/475; 1 in any
Ensemble)
MUSA 498Senior Recital1 unit
MUSC 131Theory I2 units
MUSC 132Theory II2 units
MUSC 133Musicianship I2 units
MUSC 134Musicianship II2 units
MUSC 201Music in the US, Analytic Emphasis3 units
MUSC 231Theory III2 units
MUSC 232Theory IV2 units
MUSC 233Musicianship III2 units
MUSC 234Musicianship IV2 units
MUSC 301Western Music to 17503 units
MUSC 302Western Music from 1750-19143 units
MUSC 327Vocal General Conducting3 units
MUSC 335Choral and Instrumental Arranging3 units
MUSC 405Western Music from 1914-present3 units
TOTAL BASIC MUSICIANSHIP AND PERFORMANCE49-50 units
Music Education (does not include student teaching)
MUED 209Teaching Guitar in the Classroom2 units
MUED 210Voice Class (guitar and piano students only)1 unit
MUED 307Methods of Teaching Vocal-General4 units
Music in the Elementary School
MUED 309Methods of Teaching Vocal-General2 units
Music in the Secondary School
MUED 310Introduction to Music in Special Education3 units
MUED 337Teaching Choral Music in the Elementary2 units
& Secondary School
MUED 401Enhancing Literacy in the Music Classroom3 units
TOTAL MUSIC EDUCATION16-17 units
Professional Education (includes student teaching)
SCED 200Foundations of Education 3 units
(previously EDUC 401)
ELED 324Integrating Literacy in K-12 Content Area3 units
MUED 391Student Internship in Elementary School6 units
MUED 392Student Internship in Secondary School6 units
PSYC 101Introduction to Psychology3 units
PSYC 201Educational Psychology3 units
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION24 units
General Studies (ends for incoming freshmen with Fall 2010/Spring 2011 catalog, continues for transfers through Spring 2013) ( see attached for new core curriculum for entering freshmen beginning Fall 2011/Spring 2012)
Category I: Skills for Liberal Learning (one course in each category)
ENGL 102 or ENGL 190Writing for a Liberal Education3 units
Using Information Effectively3 units
College Mathematics3 units
Advanced Composition (Met by Music Requirement MUSC 302)
Creativity and Creative Development3 units
Category II: Contexts for Liberal Learning
Scientific Inquiry (either 2 lab courses for a total of 8 units or one lab and two8 to 10 units
Non-lab courses for a total of 10 units)
American Experience: Arts & Humanities (Met by Music Requirement MUSC 201)
American Experience: Contemporary Issues3 units
Western Heritage: Arts and Humanities3 units
Western Heritage: Social and Behavioral Sciences (2 courses from different3 units
Disciplines required) (3 credits of 6 needed here met by PSYC 101 – see Prof. Ed. Above)
Western Heritage: Cultural Plurality and Diversity3 units
Global Awareness: Non-Western Cultures, Traditions, and Issues3 units
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES35-37 units
Electives0 units
General Studies
 Core Curriculum for entering freshmen beginning fall 2011/spring 2012
Fundamentals (ideally taken in the first year of college)
Core (1) Towson Seminar (3 units) varied topics (TSEM 102)3 units
Core (2) English Composition (ENGL 102 or ENGL 190)3 units
Core (3) Mathematics 3-4 units
Core (4) Creativity and Creative Development3 units
Ways of Knowing
Core (5) Arts & Humanities (MUST be in a discipline different from Core 4)3 units
Core (6) Social & Behavioral Sciences -- Met by PSYC 101 requirement (see Prof. Ed.) Core (7) Biological and Physical Sciences with Lab 4 units
Core (8) Biological & Physical Sciences (with or without lab)3-4 units
Writing in a Chosen Field
Core (9)Advanced Writing Seminar (Met by Music Requirement MUSC 302)
Perspectives (one course MUST be in a discipline in the arts & humanities different from
Discipline in core 5. One course MUST be in a discipline in social and behavioral
sciences different from discipline in core 6.)
Core (10) Metropolitan Perspectives3 units
Core (11) The United States as a Nation (Met by Music Requirement MUSC 201)
Core (12) Global Perspectives 3 units
Core (13) Diversity & Difference3 units
Core (14) Ethical Issues and Perspectives3 units
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES34-36 units

MATRIX: 2011 InTASC/REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES

(Example below; identify required courses that address each InTASC Standard; denote those w/ primary emphasis with a capital X, those with “lesser” emphasis with a small x; add rows/columns as needed)

InTASC / MUED 306 / MUED 307 / MUED 308 / MUED 309 / MUED 310 / MUED 337 / MUED 391 / MUED 392 / MUED 401
1 / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X
2 / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X
3 / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X
4 / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X
5 / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X
6 / x / x / X / X / x / x / X / X / x
7 / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X
8 / X / X / X / X / x / X / X / X / x
9 / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / x
10 / X / X / X / X / X / X / X
11 / X / x / X / X / x / x / X / X / x

MATRIX: SPA/REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES

(Example below; identify required courses that address each SPA Standard; denote those w/ primary emphasis with a capital X, those with “lesser” emphasis with a small x; add rows/columns as needed)

MUED 306 / MUED 307 / MUED 308 / MUED 309 / MUED 310 / MUED 337 / MUED 391 / MUED 392 / MUED 401
NAfME 1 / x / X / x / X / X / X / X / X / x
NAfME 2 / X / X / X / X / x / X / X / X / x
NAfME 3 / x / X / X / X / x / x / X / X / x
NAfME 4 / x / x / x / x / x / x / X / X / x
NAfME 5 / X / X / X / X / x / X / X / X / X
NAfME 6 / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / x
NAfME 7 / x / x / X / X / X / x / X / X / x
NAfME 8 / x / X / x / x / X / x / X / X / X
NAfME 9 / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X

MATRIX: MSDE INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA: DIVERSITY/

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES

(Example below; identify required courses that provide instruction to teacher candidates on how to address each criterion; denote those w/ primary emphasis with a capital X, those with “lesser” emphasis with a small x; add rows/columns as needed)

Diversity Performance Criterion / MUED 306 / MUED 307 / MUED 308 / MUED 309 / MUED 310 / MUED 337 / MUED 391 / MUED 392 / MUED 401
1. Differentiate instruction and work effectively with students from diverse backgrounds (ex., socio-economic, racial, ethnic). / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X
2. Differentiate instruction and work effectively with learners with special needs. / x / x / x / x / X / x / X / X / X
3. Differentiate instruction and work effectively with English Language Learners (ELL). / x / x / x / x / X / x / X / X / X
4. Differentiate instruction and work effectively with gifted and talented learners. / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X
5. Collaboratively plan and/or teach with specialized resource personnel (ex., guidance counselor, resource teacher, special educator, reading specialist, media specialist, speech pathologist). / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X / X