Department of Music

This course is an introduction to practice and pedagogy of music instruction for children in the elementary school classroom. Based on the Orff-Schulwerk approach to music education, it is designed within a framework of active participation, engaging the learner in multi-modal musical experiences.

2009, 2010, 2011

Methods and materials designed to involve the infant and young child in musical experiences as an outgrowth of play. Developmental paths to music making and learning are explored through informal and formal settings. Activities include music and movement, rhythmic speech, song, imitation and improvisation, musicdrama, and music pictures.

1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

Department of Theatre and Speech

A seminar exploring philosophies and strategies for designing and conducting educational theatre programs in elementary and/or secondary schools. Students will discover resources and materials for theatre education programs, gain experience in planning curricula and lessons for elementary and/or secondary school theatre programs, and develop a philosophy of educational theatre.

2004, 2005, 2006, 2010

This exploratory course introduces students to the main facets of creative drama including process drama, story drama, and interdisciplinary drama. Students create and participate in class projects that deepen their understanding of creative drama as an art form and teaching strategy.

2010

This course explores designated problems in teaching theatre, creative drama, arts integration, etc to K-12 students.

2003, 2004, 2006

This class exposes students to Cunningham, Graham and Limon techniques, three of the major techniques of Modern Dance – as a way to experience contrasting movement concepts and styles, aesthetics and creative processes. Dance vocabulary is taught with an understanding of the physical mechanics and sources for this dance language. Emphasis is on individual exploration of movement as a way to understand one’s physical, social, intellectual, emotional and spiritual dimensions.

2011

Students expand their movement vocabulary and learn skills for planning and improvising specific movement choices when performing. Course content includes introduction to the elements of dance, introduction to movement analysis and notation, creation of movement profiles, and introduction to somatic practices.

2008, 2009

College of Education

This team-taught course introduced the processes and pedagogy of arts integration in the elementary school to education majors at UTC. It provided students with basic knowledge of dance, music, thatre, and visual art; reasons for integration; integration principles applicable across the curriculum; and opportunities to develop, observe, and participate in arts integrated instruction in elementary classrooms.

2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007