MUED 4825 - Teaching Music in the Secondary School
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 41541,
Credit hours: 4
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Joseph Louth
Email: jplouth@ysu.edu
Daniel Keown
Email: dkeown@ysu.edu
Course Description
4825. Teaching Music in the Secondary School. Methods of organizing, administering, teaching, and conducting music in the high schools; instruction methods, curriculum, technology, scheduling, philosophy, classroom management, and applying learning theories and research to practice. Special focus on designing and implementing standards-based music objectives in both choral and instrumental rehearsal settings. Secondary focus on methods and procedures for facilitating a choral and instrumental program in the secondary schools. This course has fifteen (15) hours of pre-clinical fieldwork. Prereq.: MUED 4823 with a grade of a "C" or better and upper-division status in the Music Education program. 4 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Required Reading |
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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Teaching Music in Secondary Schools
| Day | Date | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | 8/26 | Course Intro Intro to instr. warm-up teaching | |
| Fri | 8/28 | Planning (PIP Intro / review) Rehearsing Cycle | |
| Wed | 9/2 | Bad habits: clarinet Warm-up lab teaching Rhythm, language, aural/rote | |
| Fri | 9/4 | Assessment & Evaluation Tradition vs. Change | |
| Wed | 9/9 | Bad habits: flute Warm-up lab teaching CFU / planning engagement | |
| Fri | 9/11 | Curriculum Motivation and Classroom Mgt. | ‘Tradition vs. Change’ essay |
| Wed | 9/16 | Bad habits: saxophone Instrumental lab teaching (MS) Instrumental strategies | Inspirational story (ens. skill) |
| Fri | 9/18 | Bad habits: trumpet & French horn Instrumental lab teaching (MS) Score study, analysis, and prep | Score Study |
| Wed | 9/23 | Bad habits: low brass Instrumental lab teaching (HS) More instrumental strategies | Score Analysis Assignment |
| Fri | 9/25 | Engaging perc. / bad habits: perc. Creativity in band | Report on peers’ instrument-specific ped. |
| Wed | 9/30 | Debrief instrumental unit Teaching the voice through warm-ups | Instr. PIP (MS or HS level) |
| Fri | 10/2 | Logistics of running a choral program & Teaching the voice through warm-ups Examining Choral Rehearsal & Teaching the Voice | |
| Wed | 10/7 | Stages of vocal development | Vocal/Choral Assignment #1 |
| Fri | 10/9 | Vocal warm-up lab Rehearsal strategies in the choir for secondary students | |
| Wed | 10/14 | Adolescent Voice Score study & rehearsal prep IPA Implementing choreography/choralography | |
| Fri | 10/16 | Learning Theories | |
| Wed | 10/21 | Literacy in choir Choral lab teaching | Learning theory hwk. assignment |
| Fri | 10/23 | Learning Theories, part II | |
| Wed | 10/28 | Repertoire Choral lab teaching | Vocal/Choral Assignment #2 |
| Fri | 10/30 | Choral lab teaching Creating in the Choral Classroom Prep for Supervised Fieldwork | Learning Theory Paper |
| Wed | 11/4 | MS / HS Fieldwork (off campus) | Vocal/Choral Assignment #3 |
| Fri | 11/6 | MS / HS Fieldwork (off campus) | Pre-clinical Fieldwork Tasks |
| Fri | 11/13 | MS / HS Fieldwork (off campus) | Pre-clinical Fieldwork Tasks |
| Wed | 11/18 | MS / HS Fieldwork (off campus) | Pre-clinical Fieldwork Tasks |
| Fri | 11/20 | MS / HS Fieldwork (off campus) | Pre-clinical Fieldwork Tasks |
| Wed | 12/2 | MS / HS Fieldwork (off campus; OR possible debriefing on campus) | Pre-clinical Fieldwork Tasks |
| Fri | 12/4 | Fieldwork Debriefing (meet at YSU – Bliss room 3026) Final Exam Prep | |
| Wed | 12/9 | 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.