MUS 715   RATIONALE William Wieland
"To ensure breadth of competence, it is strongly recommended that institutions require at least one advanced course ... in music theory analysis."

National Association of Schools of Music — NASM Handbook 2022-23 (PDF file), XIV. Specific Master's Degrees, E. The Master's Degree in Music Education, 2., p. 140.
GOALS
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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Activities and/or Assessments
Reinforce your grasp of music rudiments. Illustrate chords, scales, and other concepts of music fundamentals. Take online self-tests and review any unclear material. To review, refer to books, online materials, your peers, and/or your professor.
Enlist a proctor, then take and pass Dr. Wieland's Music Fundamentals Exam.
Offer ideas to teach music rudiments. Implement a new music fundamentals teaching strategy for your own students. Find, create, and share assignments, lesson plans, and rehearsal techniques.
Broaden and deepen your music theory analytical skills. Review music theory concepts beyond rudiments. Take online self-tests and review any unclear material. To review, refer to books, online materials, your peers, and/or your professor.
Complete online assignments.
Differentiate description from analysis. Read chapter 4 of Michael Rogers' Teaching Approaches in Music Theory. Summarize the most important points in your own words.
Employ various music theory analysis techniques.
Complete the weekly Short Analysis assignments on the Schedule.
Hone your analytical skills. Analyze recordings and scores to better deconstruct and interpret music.
Personal Project
Offer ideas to teach music analysis. Gather teaching strategies for introducing music analysis to K-12 students. Find or create, then share active listening ideas and score study tips.
Identify music theory concepts in your own music—Scavenger Hunts.