GROW AS A MUSICIAN,

EXCEL AS AN EDUCATOR
Online Master of Music in Music Education

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 Program Overview
While the primary focus of the program
is on K-12 students, the skills examined
throughout the program can be applied to a
wide variety of educational settings – from
community choral groups to private lessons.
Each course uses real-world scenarios
and the latest research to both explain
and demonstrate new teaching methods,
including those that involve new, innovative
tools in digital learning. This can help you
develop a comprehensive base of insight into
what you can do to enrich your lesson plans
and support your students as they explore
the exciting world of music.

As a music teacher, you know how significant music Through the course of the program you will: Since the program is taught in a flexible,
can be in the lives of students. Learning to play 100% online format, you can continue to
music in any form inspires dedication, passion, • Discover innovative perspectives work while you study. Every new method
and creativity that reaches well beyond the practice in contemporary music education and teaching skill introduced through the
program can be immediately implemented
room. Study after study has demonstrated the • Explore new technologies used to in your specific educational setting, ensuring
power of music to encourage student success, but create, perform, and respond to
that you graduate completely prepared to
those who engage with it gain far more than an music
expand into new career paths and better
academic advantage; they form a connection to one
• Study diverse musical cultures connect to your students.
of humanity’s greatest forms of creative expression,
from around the world
something they can treasure for the rest of their
lives. • Learn new, effective approaches The University of Florida is accredited by the
to student assessment National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
Music educators play an essential role in inspiring and by the Council for the Accreditation of
the next generation of great musicians, which • Gain a greater understanding of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
how musical creativity develops
is what makes teachers that can connect with
today’s students and support their success such • Integrate instructional design
an important asset to schools across the country. principles to build innovative,
The online Master of Music in Music Education engaging lessons
program offered by the University of Florida is
designed to help you grow to meet this challenge,
enhancing your skills as a musician and an educator.
Curriculum curriculum. Course activities will include analysis of
music using visual and aural processes.
will be the development of students’ Musical
Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge
(M-TPACK). The technological focus of the class will
The online master’s degree in music education requires 33 credit hours of coursework to complete,
MUH6515: Musics of the World (3 Credit Hours) include music notation software, MIDI, instructional
providing a comprehensive overview of the latest teaching methods and research in music education. This course provides students with knowledge and computer programs, digital media, Internet resources,
Even if you’re working full time while pursuing the program, all of the requirements listed below can experiences to expand their understanding of musics and productivity tools.
be completed in 2 years of dedicated study. from around the world, identify local examples of
diverse musical traditions, explore the methods MUE6747: Assessing Music Learning (3 Credit Hours)
Music Education Foundation Courses used in ethnomusicology, and develop approaches This course provides a broad foundation in all aspects
(12 Credit Hours)
to world music pedagogy. Upon completion of this of assessment as it is applied in music teaching, from
MUE6080: Historical and Philosophical Foundations course, students will be able to accurately identify learning theory to practical application of assessment
of Music Education (3 Credit Hours) musical characteristics of a variety of musics, utilize techniques, data management, critical thinking,
This course examines the historical and philosophical ethnomusicological fieldwork methods to explore an progress reporting, and portfolio building. Assessment
foundations of contemporary music education, from unfamiliar musical culture, and implement a culturally task design in the artistic response modes, item, and
ancient Greece to the present. The purpose, function informed approach to teaching world music. rubric development is covered. Students develop a
and reasoning for inclusion of music in general series of assessments that can be implemented in their
education will be studied. MUH6526: American Vernacular Music (3 Credit Hours) teaching situation.
Vernacular music is the common musical language of
MUE6785: Research in Music Education (3 Credit Hours) a people. This course is an introduction to American MUE6399: Creative Thinking in Music (3 Credit Hours)
The purpose of this course is to equip graduate music vernacular music from the 1840s to the recent past, This course is an introduction to the study of musical
education students with the knowledge and skill to examining country, jazz, folk, rhythm & blues, rock creativity through an examination of the literature in
be able to locate, read, and understand the research & roll, rap, and Latin genres and styles. The cultural and outside of music, with an emphasis on the process
literature in music education, applying it to their and social history, and an analytic study of musical itself and its role in music teaching and learning. The
practice. In addition, students will learn to design style will be a focus. The processes used by vernacular class, situated within the disciplines of music education,
action research studies to systematically explore music cognition, and cognitive science, will explore
personal questions related to music teaching and how the mind works with musical material to produce
learning. creative results. Students will be involved in many
hands-on activities to explore the creative process and
MUE6931: Instructional Design in Music Education
derive applications to K-12 music education.
(3 Credit Hours)
This course builds understanding and skill in Capstone Course (3 Credit Hours)
designing, developing, implementing and evaluating
MUE6790: Capstone Project in Music Education
the processes of music learning and teaching. Topics chology of music by applying what they’ve learned to musicians – playing by ear, improvising, songwriting, Students will develop an individualized final project
will include conceptual frameworks, planning their teaching practice. small group collaboration, an emphasis on listening, or portfolio that is related to the content of the degree
processes, learning theories, pedagogical approaches,
teaching and learning tools and assessment principles
Music Core Courses (9 Credit Hours) and facility on more than one instrument – will be program and their professional interests. Working
explored. Curricular implications for K-12 music closely with a faculty advisor, students will demonstrate
applicable to music lessons, units and curricula. MUT6617: Approaches to Theoretical Analysis in
education settings will be considered. their capacity to independently synthesize, organize,
Music Education (3 Credit Hours)
MUS6685: Psychology of Music (3 Credit Hours) and develop music education resources and materials
This course will develop and enhance skill in analyzing Supplemental Courses (9 Credit Hours)
to create an original form of scholarship. The music
In this course students examine psychological prin- Western classical music, with an emphasis on
MUE6696: Technology Assisted Music Learning education faculty must approve a student’s Capstone
ciples and theories that inform our understanding application to the field of Music Education. Students
(3 Credit Hours) Project or Capstone Portfolio before it is initiated.
of how humans interact with music as performers, will synthesize the essential concepts of music theory
This class will explore the role of digital technologies
composers, listeners, and teachers. They locate, read, and analysis through examining selections from
in creating, performing, and responding to music,
and discuss literature in the field, and learn about the repertoire to expand upon and refine analytical
with applications to lifelong music learning and
data collection tools and processes. During the class, approaches learned in the undergraduate theory
participation. A primary emphasis of the course
students demonstrate their understanding of the psy-
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Master of Music in Music Education

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