Junior Level Review - MUED

These members of the music education faculty will hear the junior level exams for Spring 2018 - Professor Stuart and Dr. Wiley

• Sight Singing Proficiency
• Piano Performance Competency
• Teaching competencies are due at the time of your performance.  Your video must be submitted within 3 days after your individual testing.

*In preparation for the junior level exam each student must have a practice partner who will listen to and go over each part of the exam. This must be conducted one week prior to the actual examination.

*You must also submit an updated curriculum vitae and a sample letter written to a prospective employer based on the type of position you desire, i.e. instrumental, vocal.

 

Students as Performers - Students as Stewards of Their Cultural Heritage

1. Singing Competency - Sight read a folk song text, solfège syllables and/or rhythm syllables.

2. Piano Performance Competency - Sing and play the Star Spangled Banner and either America or America the Beautiful. (Tempo minimum  ♩=65 bpm). You will also be given a folk song to sight read.  Sing and play a basic chordal accompaniment using a simple tonic/dominant/subdominant progression.

 

 

Students as Critical Thinkers - Students as Creative Human Beings

Teaching Competencies 

1. Please state your philosophy of music education. Write your points and provide a brief explanation of the meaning of each aspect of your philosophy. Detail the importance of the Multiple Dimensions of Musicianship and its effects on teaching and learning.  Your philosophy should be between 500-600 words and double-spaced. 
2. Using the text from your philosophy, create a WORDLE from the website wordleunlimited.net or another similar website. This website creates a word map based on the frequency of words in your philosophy.  You may only use teaching and music vocabulary directly from your philosophy.  This “wordle” should be included in your teaching portfolio. 
3. Write a 400-500 word essay comparing a specific/measurable objective and a non-measurable/non-specific objective.  Include how assessment based on a measurable objective directly affects ongoing instruction in the classroom or rehearsal. 
4. Create a 3 to 4 minute video that summarizes and reflects your strengths in teaching. The video must use examples of Core Activities (Kinesthetic, Aural, Visual, Labeling, or Presentation). 

Please note:    This exam is a university requirement that comes from the School of Education. It is also part of state and national accreditation standards for teaching accreditation.