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This degree program is offered through the Department of Education at UNH and leads to both teacher certification and a masters degree. Candidates are referred to The Schoolhouse Book, a publication of the Department of Education.
Admission to this program presumes a baccalaureate degree in music with at least two years of music theory and ear training, three semesters of music history, extensive experience in ensemble music making, and the ability to perform musically on at least one approved musical instrument or voice at the level of a public recital. Further, demonstration of specific piano proficiency skills is a prerequisite to enrolling in Education 900 and Music Education 890 and 891.
Some students may have satisfied many of the following credit requirements through prior coursework or experience.
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Catalog Listing |
Course Title |
Credits |
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Education 500 |
Exploring Teaching |
4 |
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Music 831-832 |
Conducting |
4 |
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Music 879 |
Orchestration |
3 |
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Music Education 841 |
Techniques and Methods in Choral Music |
2 |
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Music Education 845 |
Techniques and Methods in String Instruments |
2 |
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Music Education 847 |
Techniques and Methods in Woodwind Instruments |
3 |
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Music Education 849 |
Techniques and Methods in Brass Instruments |
2 |
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Music Education 851 |
Techniques and Methods in Percussion Instruments |
2 |
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Music Education 890 |
Teaching Elementary School Music |
3 |
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Music Education 891 |
Teaching Secondary School Music |
3 |
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Education 800 |
Educational Structure and Change |
4 |
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Education 801 |
Human Development and Learning |
4 |
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Education 805 |
Alternative Perspectives/ the Nature of Education |
4 |
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Education 900-901 |
Internship and Seminar |
12 |
10 credits of a "graduate concentration" often chosen from:
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Music 955 |
Introduction to Bibliography |
3 |
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Music 994 |
Theory Seminar |
3 |
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Music Education 983 |
Instrumental Literature and Its Performance |
3 |
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Music Education 984 |
Choral Literature and Its Performance |
3 |
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Music Education 996 |
Foundations and Perspectives of Music Education |
4 |
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Applied Instruction on a major or secondary instrument |
1 - 4 |
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Completion of an approved "Concluding Experience" |
0 - 10 |
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(See Concluding Experiences for the M.Ed. and M.A.T. Degree for Preservice and Inservice Teachers available from the UNH Department of Education.)
For further information on the M.A.T., contact Dr. Mark DeTurk (mailto:msdeturk@cisunix.unh.edu)