Explores national and international music. The course draws from Athens, Georgia’s diverse musical communities and their histories, exploring the rock, hip hop, and indie popular music scenes along with African-American traditions, folk and traditional musics, and the emergent Latin music scene.

Supervised experience in P-adult instruction in school and community-based educational settings. Includes a weekly seminar and participation in service projects. Seminars include discussions with local educators and UGA faculty on current topics in vocal instruction. Students are encouraged to obtain membership in professional organizations (MTNA, NATS, NAfME).

Course includes a service-learning project during the semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives. Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 25-50% of overall instructional time.

Explores national and international musical and cultural trends. The course draws from Athens, Georgia’s diverse musical communities and their histories, exploring the rock, hip hop, and indie popular music scenes along with African-American traditions, folk and traditional musics, and the emergent Latin music scene.

An overview of teaching practices, theories, research, and ideas relating to the instruction of music in a variety of settings. Open to all graduate music majors, this course will include coverage of studio teaching as well as group and class instruction.

Discussion of music and the broad evolution of musical styles from both western and non-western traditions. Students will explore a variety of individual musical topics and participate in class discussions on the creation, performance, and reception of music.

This service-learning, practicum-based course will provide supervised teaching experience in public school and/or community musical settings. The course will emphasize practical teaching skills, including lesson planning, sequencing, communication, motivation, and assessment. Seminar discussions and faculty observation and feedback will build on the weekly practicum.

Course includes a service-learning project during the semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives. The course uses service-learning as the primary pedagogical tool for teaching course objectives. Students will work on a comprehensive project(s) and may be required to spend considerable time outside the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 75- 100% of overall instructional time.

One-hour weekly lessons in a major or secondary applied instrument, voice, or composition for two and three credit hour students; thirty minute lessons for one credit hour students. Credit hours vary according to degree program and reflect differing performance expectations and literature difficulty.

Ear training involving advanced chromatic harmony and contemporary materials.

Advanced chromatic harmony and contemporary compositional methods and materials.

Directed chamber music experiences in variable instrumental and vocal catagories (percussion, clarinet, trombone, etc.).