MUED 2622 - Introduction to Music Education
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 41478,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Joseph Louth
Email: jplouth@ysu.edu
Course Description
2622. Introduction to Music Education. This introductory course explores the purposes, organizations, and outcomes of schooling with special emphasis on the perspective of music education. Candidates undertake critical inquiry into teaching as a profession. Licensure requirements, teachers’ legal responsibilities, and the accountability of public schools are also explored. Additionally, students are introduced to historical, philosophical, social, and political aspects of music education, and the unique challenges of public-school music instruction in the 21st Century. Includes 15 hours of exploratory fieldwork in which students observe and collect information on the structure, governance, socio-economic makeup, and culture of three different school districts while paying special attention to how their music programs are structured and delivered. 3 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | Introduction to Music Education, 4th edition | Charles R. Hoffer | ISBN 13: 978-1-4786-3407-2 |
| Required | Foundations of American Education: Becoming Effective Teachers in Challenging Times, 17th edition | James Johnson, Diann Musial, Gene Hall, and Donna Gollnick | 9780134481142 |
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Week of | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24 | Johnson et al., Chapters 2 & 3 | Course overview; OHID account; History of education | Reading Response 1 |
| 8/31 | Hoffer Chapters 6 & 7 Johnson Chapters 4 & 5 |
History of MUED; philosophy of MUED | Reading Response 2 |
| 9/7 | Hoffer Chapter 1 Supplemental readings #1 & #2 |
Philosophy of MUED (cont.); overview of field assignment | Reading Response 3 |
| 9/14 | Johnson et al., Chapter 6 Supplemental reading #3 |
Schools in Society | Reflection #1 Reading Response 4 |
| 9/21 | Johnson et al., Chapter 1 Johnson et al., Chapter 9 |
Planning to teach; Introduce research project | Preclinical observations should be started by week 5 Blackboard quiz |
| 9/28 | Course powerpoints | Assessment & Evaluation, Part 1 | Preclinical observations must be started by week 6 SLO homework due on BB |
| 10/5 | Course powerpoints | Assessment & Evaluation, Part 2 | Learning objectives Instructional sequence due |
| 10/12 | Course powerpoints | Assessment & Evaluation, Part 3 | Rubric due |
| 10/19 | Hoffer Chapter 8 Hoffer Chapters 9–10 |
Content of music classes; Nature of programs; Classroom management | Reading response 6 Reflection #2 |
| 10/26 | Course powerpoints | Classroom management (cont.); Presentations | Shared CM strategies due Field verifications due (Setting 1) |
| 11/2 | Course powerpoints | Presentations; Culturally responsive music teaching | |
| 11/9 | Presentations | ||
| 11/16 | Johnson Chapter 10 Hoffer Chapter 4 |
Legal aspects of music teaching | |
| 11/23 | Teaching qualities and competencies | Reflection #3 | |
| 11/30 | Exam Review Materials | Exam review | |
| 12/7 | Final Exam |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.