{"id":772,"date":"2012-09-10T20:03:55","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T20:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/grad1213\/sps\/programs\/master-of-science-in-music-education\/"},"modified":"2020-08-27T19:39:35","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T23:39:35","slug":"master-of-science-in-music-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/grad2021\/svpa\/programs\/master-of-science-in-music-education\/","title":{"rendered":"MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MUSIC EDUCATION"},"content":{"rendered":"

Master of Science in Music Education<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Kevin Jay Isaacs, Graduate Coordinator, VPAC 321<\/span><\/td>\nPhone: (203) 837-8355<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nisaacsk@wcsu.edu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jolee Dinho-Guerreiro, Department Secretary, VPAC 218<\/span><\/td>\nPhone: 203) 837-8350<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\ndinhoguerreiroj@wcsu.edu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFax: (203) 837-8630<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Faculty:\u00a0 <\/em><\/span><\/td>\nM. Astrup; J. Begian; M. Callaghan; M. Doiron; J. Green; G. Haynes; R. Hirshfield;\u00a0 K. Isaacs; L.F. Jimenez; L. Larson; D. O’Grady; K. Walker; J. Wiggins.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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This program is on hiatus for program redesign. No applications will be taken at this time.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Program Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Master of Science (M.S.) in Music Education program at Western Connecticut State University\u00a0is designed to develop further the student\u2019s cultural, musical, and professional growth and to provide graduate course work necessary for permanent teaching certification. We believe the earnest pursuit of this mission will have a positive effect in advocating for the arts and musical culture in our community and will enhance Western Connecticut State University’s influence throughout the region and state. Western Connecticut State University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).<\/span><\/p>\n

Program Goals<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Department of Music at Western Connecticut State University is a friendly, vibrant, student-oriented unit committed to fulfilling the university, school, and department goals to:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Prepare students who desire further study with the necessary musical skills to pursue advanced degrees, especially in music education;<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Encourage development of the creative, intuitive, and intellectual capabilities of students, faculty, and audience by cultivating lifelong advocacy for the arts;<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Provide cultural enrichment and services to the students, the university, and the community at large.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Program Objectives<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    The goals of our mission statement are attainable through the following objectives:<\/span><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Prepare students who desire further study with the necessary musical skills to pursue advanced degrees, especially in music education;<\/span>\n
        \n
      1. Help students understand, use, and teach musical components, structure, and organization;<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Provide a comprehensive\u00a0history of music and music literature to enhance their appreciation, teaching, and performance of diverse musical styles; <\/span><\/li>\n
      3. Provide a comprehensive music education curriculum that prepares the student for contemporary strategies in music education.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      4. Encourage development of the creative, intuitive, and intellectual capabilities of students, faculty, and audience by cultivating lifelong advocacy for the arts;<\/span>\n
          \n
        1. Offer a musical culture where students can hear, see, and experience\u00a0musical\u00a0performances by their peers, faculty, and guest artists;<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. Install in all students the belief that expert content knowledge and skill is imperative to being an informed lifelong advocate for the arts;<\/span><\/li>\n
        3. Create an environment where students and faculty are encouraged to participate in projects that will continue their creative and professional development to provide a model for students.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
        4. Provide cultural enrichment and services to the students, the university, and the community at large;<\/span>\n
            \n
          1. Provide experiences that instill the value of the arts in the lives students, families, faculty members, and the community members;<\/span><\/li>\n
          2. Serve as a regional resource center for educators in elementary and secondary music programs;<\/span><\/li>\n
          3. Help students to develop skills in self-discipline, problem-solving, and interpersonal communication through caring and personalized guidance and academic advising<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Program Learning Outcomes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

            The program goals and objectives\u00a0are attainable through the following learning outcomes:<\/span><\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Prepare students who desire further study with the necessary musical skills to pursue advanced degrees, especially in music education;<\/span>\n
                \n
              1. Help students understand, use, and teach musical components, structure, and organization;<\/span>\n
                  \n
                • The students will analyze scores, compose examples, and practice musical components.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                • Provide a comprehensive\u00a0history of music and music literature to enhance their appreciation, teaching, and performance of diverse musical styles; <\/span>\n
                    \n
                  • The students will master topics in music history and literature though writing, research, and the use of constructive discourse.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                  • Provide a comprehensive music education curriculum that prepares the student for contemporary strategies in music education.<\/span>\n
                      \n
                    • The students will demonstrate mastery in content knowledge in both affective\u00a0and cognitive domains in music education by conducting, writing & reading research, and utilizing contemporary methodology and pedagogy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                    • Encourage development of the creative, intuitive, and intellectual capabilities of students, faculty, and audience by cultivating lifelong advocacy for the arts;<\/span>\n
                        \n
                      1. Offer a musical culture where students can hear, see, and experience\u00a0musical\u00a0performances by their peers, faculty, and guest artists;<\/span>\n
                          \n
                        • The\u00a0students will have opportunities to create, perform, evaluate, and connect to musical\u00a0performances.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                        • Install in all students the belief that expert content knowledge and skill is imperative to being an informed lifelong advocate for the arts;<\/span>\n
                            \n
                          • The students will develop and evaluate their own action research to be presented to students.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                          • Create an environment where students and faculty are encouraged to participate in projects that will continue their creative and professional development to provide a model for students.<\/span>\n
                              \n
                            • The students and faculty will have the opportunity to attend guest lectures, conferences, colloquia, and other specialized continuing educational events.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                            • Provide cultural enrichment and services to the students, the university, and the community at large;<\/span>\n
                                \n
                              1. Provide experiences that instill the value of the arts in the lives students, families, faculty members, and the community members;<\/span>\n
                                  \n
                                • The students will have opportunities to participate in the creation in, evaluation of, and connection to\u00a0musical performances<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                                • Serve as a regional resource center for educators in elementary and secondary music programs;<\/span>\n
                                    \n
                                  • The students will serve as a resource for regional educators to learn and apply content knowledge, skill, contemporary methodologies, and pedagogy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                                  • Help students to develop skills in self-discipline, problem-solving, and interpersonal communication through caring and personalized guidance and academic advising<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\n
                                      \n
                                    • The\u00a0students will utilize constructive discourse to create action research projects for the purpose of presentation to students, peers, and faculty.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                      Admission Requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                                      All applicants who wish to be admitted to the Master of Science in Music Education program must submit the required materials to the\u00a0Office of Graduate Admissions\u00a0and, in addition, provide evidence of the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

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                                      1. an earned baccalaureate degree in music education (or equivalent) from an accredited institution of higher education<\/span><\/li>\n
                                      2. a\u00a0valid certificate to teach music in elementary and\/or secondary education<\/span><\/li>\n
                                      3. a\u00a0successful interview with the graduate program coordinator.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                        Students wishing to take courses for continuing education graduate credit (up to nine credits) must hold a baccalaureate degree in music from an accredited college or university.<\/span><\/p>\n

                                        Potential music graduate students are required to audition either in person or by submission of a video or audio cassette tape only when attempting to include ensemble or applied performance courses in their degree program. A maximum of three semester hours of ensemble and applied music may be used. Auditions and supportive materials are reviewed by the graduate program coordinator and either the conductor of the ensemble or the applied music instructor.<\/span><\/p>\n

                                        Degree Program Requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                                        The M.S. in Music Education degree will be conferred upon matriculated students who have completed 30 graduate credits at Western Connecticut State University (minus transferred credits), using either the thesis or nonthesis approach in a program approved by the graduate program coordinator.<\/span><\/p>\n

                                        Transfer of Courses<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                                        WCSU accepts as transfer credit toward a graduate degree course work that was completed at a college or university regionally accredited as a degree-granting institution at the time the course work was completed. No more than nine hours of transfer credit will be accepted, except in the case of work completed at another campus of the Connecticut State University system; however, a student must complete at least 15 semester credits in residence (including thesis requirements, alternative research project, departmental seminar, and\/or comprehensive examination), as required for particular programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

                                        Master of Science in Music Education<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
                                        Professional Education Requirements\u00a0 6 SH<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nCourse Rotation<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        ED 500<\/span><\/td>\nContemporary Educational Issues<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        ED 501<\/span><\/td>\nIntroduction to Educational Research (after 18 SH)<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        Thesis or Nonthesis Requirements\u00a0 3-6 SH<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 590<\/span><\/td>\nMusic Department Seminar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 -or-<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\nEvery Spring<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 591<\/span><\/td>\nIndependent Thesis Research in Music<\/span><\/td>\n6\u00a0SH<\/span><\/td>\nAny Semester<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
                                        Music History and Literature\u00a0 6 SH<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 515<\/span><\/td>\nChamber Music<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\nEvery Sixth Summer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 516<\/span><\/td>\nOpera<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\nEvery Sixth Summer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 541<\/span><\/td>\nEarly Music<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\nEvery Fourth Spring<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 542<\/span><\/td>\nMusic in the Baroque Era<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\nEvery Third Fall<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 543<\/span><\/td>\nMusic in the Classic\u00a0and Romantic Eras<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\nEvery Third Fall<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 544<\/span><\/td>\nMusic in the Twentieth Century<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\nEvery Third Fall<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 545<\/span><\/td>\nTopics in Music Literature<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\nEvery Other Summer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        Music Structure and Organization\u00a0 3 SH<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 520<\/span><\/td>\nForm and Analysis<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\nEvery Fourth Spring<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 522<\/span><\/td>\nTwentieth-Century Compositional Techniques<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\nEvery Fourth Spring<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 527<\/span><\/td>\nThe Structure of Music<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\nEvery Other Spring<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        Music Education\u00a0 9 SH<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 523<\/span><\/td>\nConducting<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\nEvery Other Summer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 530<\/span><\/td>\nMusic Supervision and Administration<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\nEvery Fourth Fall<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 533<\/span><\/td>\nChoral Techniques and Materials<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\nEvery Third Summer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 534<\/span><\/td>\nInstrumental Techniques and Materials<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\nEvery Third Summer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 535<\/span><\/td>\nContemporary Strategies in Elementary Music Education<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\nEvery Fourth Fall<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 536<\/span><\/td>\nTopics in Music Education<\/span><\/td>\n3 SH<\/span><\/td>\nEvery Other Fall<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        Applied Music\u00a0 0-3 SH<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 509<\/span><\/td>\nPerforming Organizations<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nAny Semester<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        MUS 510<\/span><\/td>\nApplied Music<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nAny Semester<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        Free music electives-music course(s) from above\u00a0 3 SH<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nAny Semester<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                        Total Semester Hours \u00a0 30 SH<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
                                        <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

                                        Thesis\/Non-thesis Option<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                                        The thesis is a scholarly work researched and solely written by the student under the guidance of a thesis adviser and committee. Thesis students must register for MUS 591, Independent Thesis Research in Music, a six semester-hour requirement. Before a thesis proposal is accepted, candidates must provide information about their research to the department chair. Thesis candidates must also pass a comprehensive examination similar to the examination given to those students who elect a nonthesis approach.<\/span><\/p>\n

                                        Graduate music majors who elect a nonthesis approach must register for MUS 590, Music Department Seminar, a three semester-hour requirement. In addition, all nonthesis candidates must pass a comprehensive examination that is scheduled by the Music Department each spring.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                        Master of Science in Music Education Kevin Jay Isaacs, Graduate Coordinator, VPAC 321 Phone: (203) 837-8355 isaacsk@wcsu.edu Jolee Dinho-Guerreiro, Department Secretary, VPAC 218 Phone: 203) 837-8350 dinhoguerreiroj@wcsu.edu Fax: (203) 837-8630   Faculty:\u00a0 M. Astrup; J. Begian; M. Callaghan; M. Doiron; …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-772","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/grad2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/grad2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/grad2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/grad2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/grad2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/grad2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/772\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/grad2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/grad2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}