199 / 293
192
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2015-2016
MED - Music Education
MED 293, 393, 493 Independent Study in Music Education (½ or 1)
Directed study for advanced students in the major. Specific guidelines
concerning independent study projects appear in the “Exploration Term
and Contract Learning” section of this catalog.
MED 298, 398, 498 Teaching Experience in Music Education (½ or 1)
A teaching experience course. Specific guidelines concerning teaching
experiences appear in the “Teaching Experiences” section of this catalog.
Upon invitation, and with the approval of their advisors, sophomore,
junior, and senior students may register for no more than one term in this
course.
MED 331 Elementary School Music Methods (½)
Classroom procedures in music, including song materials, recordings,
characteristics of elementary school students, scheduling, equipment, and
teacher qualifications. Prerequisite: MU 152. Fall.
MED 335 Secondary School Music Methods (½)
Classroom procedures in music for high school, including song materials,
recordings, characteristics of high school students, scheduling, equipment,
and teacher qualifications. Prerequisite: MU 152. Spring.
MED 337 Vocal Pedagogy (½)
Various methods of teaching singing, vocal anatomy, acoustical analysis,
vocal dysphonias, and vocal health issues. Fall, every other year.
MED 341 Teaching Strings (¼)
Elementary class instruction in techniques and teaching methods for
stringed instruments. Emphasis is given to performance on a single
instrument in the group. Prerequisite: MU 152.
MED 343 Teaching Woodwinds (¼)
Elementary class instruction in techniques and teaching methods for
woodwind instruments. Emphasis is given to performance on a single
instrument in the group. Prerequisite: MU 152.
MED 345 Teaching Brass Instruments (¼)
Elementary class instruction in techniques and teaching methods for brass
instruments. Emphasis is given to performance on a single instrument in
the group. Prerequisite: MU 152.