EDM 518 Curriculum & Assessment in Music

An examination of approaches to curriculum and assessment in music education, informed by the history, philosophy, psychology, and sociology of music education. Pedagogies such as Dalcroze, Gordon, Kodaly, and Orff are studied. Students will create sequential lesson plans, unit plans, and curriculum pieces that actively engage students in creating, performing, responding or connecting while developing significant musical knowledge, skills, and understandings. Students will design informal and formal assessments that effectively gauge students' development of musical knowledge, skills, and contextual understandings.