Bosendorfer
Imperial Grand
Mason
& Hamlin Upright
Piano
Pedagogy & Literature
University
of Arkansas at Little Rock
Spring
2010 - Dr. Linda Holzer |
|
Kurzweil Digital Piano
MUED 3302, Piano
Pedagogy & Literature, is a one-semester upper-level survey course that
acquaints the student with current methods, issues,
and materials in piano teaching and their practical applications.
Pre-requisites: permission of instructor, or completion of MUPR
2226 piano lessons, MUTH
2381 (Music Theory 1), MUTH 2291 (Aural Skills 1) and
MUHL 2305 (Intro. to Music) are required. This
course
is offered
two ways:
- Students may
attend class sessions on-campus, face-to-face
in the music technology classroom SUA-106E, OR
- Students may
take the course
online via home computer, as a distance-learning course. It is considered
a blended course.
Regardless of
whether attending class on-campus or taking the course via distance-learning,
all students enrolled in Piano Pedagogy & Literature are required to
use Blackboard to access course materials such as handouts, via the Learning
Modules tool, and to use the Discussions tool for journal submission. Use
of the Assignments tool is required, and all written assignments are to be
turned in on Blackboard. Additionally, all students take the mid-term and
final exam for this course online via Blackboard. All lectures for Piano
Pedagogy & Literature are audio archived on Blackboard in WIMBA Live
Classroom, the link for which is on the Blackboard Course Content page. The
course meets twice per week, and all students, whether on-campus or distance-learning,
should get in the habit of logging on to the Blackboard shell for this class
a minimum of twice per week to keep up with the Lecture & Readings schedule,
and course assignments.
How to Navigate the Course
Syllabus
Blackboard
Course Shell - This takes you to the course Blackboard site, which
becomes available at midnight on the first day of class. Prior to the start
of classes, if you are new to Blackboard, you should go to the UALR Blackboard
Student Support web site, http://ualr.edu/support/blackboard/ and
take time to read "Getting Started" and "Tutorials" as
well as Blackboard FAQ. You must make sure your computer
is configured properly, and you must have high-speed internet
access, in order
to use Blackboard.
"How
to Access Blackboard" for a brief reminder about
how to log on to Blackboard.
Distance-Learning:
Technology Requirements
Lecture & Readings
Schedule - available on Blackboard beginning
at midnight on the first day of class.
Please use
email, LRHolzer@ualr.edu,
to contact the instructor. I will respond to your email within 48 hrs or
less. You are also welcome
to
schedule
an
on-campus meeting or phone consultation. The syllabus lists my office location
and office phone contact information.
Grades, Degree Programs, MTNA Certification
The Semester Grade
Book on Blackboard allows students to check their progress at any time during
the semester. Grades for assignments and exams will be posted on Blackboard
within
1 week of the due date for the assignment or the date of the exam.
Why Study Piano Pedagogy?
- This course is designed
to prepare you to respond successfully when you are asked “Can you
teach (me or my child) to play the piano?”
- Students who
meet the pre-requisites may take the course as part of a UALR music major
or music minor degree program, OR
- Non-degree
seeking students, such as members of the Arkansas State Music Teachers
Association, may take the course for personal enrichment and professional
development, and have the option to elect to audit the course rather than
taking it for a grade. To audit, follow the directions at this link when
you register on UALR's BOSS computerized registration site.
- The course
is designed to assist interested piano teachers in preparing for
Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Certification, including MTNA
portfolio
documents. The course will include discussion of the mission of MTNA "to
advance the value of music study and music making to society and to support
the
professionalism
of music teachers."
