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This degree allows students to specialize within the broader context of a
liberal arts and sciences education. It also prepares students for graduate
work in music as well as affiliated careers in music.
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
The major in music education is an intensive and rigorous professional
program that fosters individual growth. Curricular emphasis is placed on
critical thinking and creativity, and students gain competency in vocal,
instrumental, and general music, K-12. Student teaching placements take
place in the sophomore, junior, and senior years.
In addition to core courses in music and music education, students must
demonstrate keyboard and guitar proficiency by the end of the sophomore
year. Education courses required for teacher certification are: Educ 220:
Psychological Foundations of Education, Educ 304: Social and
Philosophical Foundations of Education; Educ320: Interdisciplinary
Curriculum and Instruction; Educ 372: Substance Abuse and the
Classroom; and Child Abuse Identification Seminar. As part of the
sophomore review, students are required to take part in a three-step
interview process with the education faculty.
Students are required to complete the NYSED battery of tests in order to
be recommended for teacher certification. These include the Liberal Arts
and Science Test (LAST), Assessment of Teaching Skills Test (ATS), and
Content Specialty Test.
Note: Because of the great overlap in requirements for the music
education and music majors, no student may be credited with both
majors.
Affiliations and Memberships
The Department of Music is accredited by the National Association of
Schools of Music (NASM) and is a member of the national music honor
society, Pi Kappa Lambda.
Student organizations include: MENC, for music Educators, and two
music fraternities, Sigma Alpha Iota, for women and Phi Mu Alpha, for
men.
Faculty
Diane M. Paige, chair; Lisa Gruenhagen; Jirka Kratochvíl; Thomas Licata;
Alejandro Rutty
Resident Artists: All private lesson instructors also are
professional performers.
They include principals from the Catskill Symphony Orchestra, the
Catskill Klezmorim, Woodwind Quintet, Brass Quintet, and Chamber
Players. Ben Aldridge, Johana Arnold, Paul Blake, Julia Clay, Karlinda
Caldicott, John Davey, Cynthia Donaldson, Wesley Ecker, Nicolas
Galante, Al Gallodoro, Joanne Grigoriev, Lorena Guillén, Maureen
Haehnel, Timothy Horne, Rob Hunt, Dave Irvin, Krassimir Ivanov, Neil
Keen, Stephen Markuson, Sandra McKane, Greg Norris, Andy O’Dell,
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